tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71413381055814772942018-03-06T02:08:41.807-08:00Wargaming NotesDon Hoggenoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-5282898763602751292018-03-05T20:25:00.002-08:002018-03-05T20:25:24.502-08:00Ghost Archipelago Campaign Game 2: X Never Marks the Spot!<br />The second installment of our 2018 Ghost Archipelago game was played on an 8'x3' table, with three Central Treasures evenly spaced along the center line of the table.&nbsp; We had all seven players for this game.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to draw for first pick of starting locations and choose a corner position to give me&nbsp;one safe flank.&nbsp; Directly across from me and a bit to the right was the Heritor,&nbsp;Heritor, Herndon, and his Wave Warden;.&nbsp; to my left was Lady Katheryne and her Storm Warden;&nbsp;and to my front left was&nbsp;Lord Fortrywn and his Vine Warden.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can&nbsp;read Lord Fortywn's version of events here:&nbsp; <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2018/02/ghost-archipelago-campaign-18-game-2-xs.html" target="_blank">Ghost Archipelago Campaign '18, Game 2: The X's Mark the Spots</a> <br /><br /><strong>Skorri's Log</strong><br /><br />Skorri Drakenberg stood on the quarterdeck of his current sailing vessel, the Yacht Sea.&nbsp; The old dhow had sailed a lot of miles but was still seaworthy, and suited his purposes - for now.&nbsp; He was surveying a small island that some of the local tribal natives claimed held a mystical pool near a small temple.&nbsp; The story did not match with any of his ancient maps.&nbsp; Maps that had been handed down from one Drakenberg to another for several hundred years.&nbsp; Regardless, he knew he had to land and check out the story.&nbsp; Of course the other ships heading towards the island meant there must be some truth to the natives tale, at least that is what he told himself.&nbsp; Skorri yelled to the shipmaster, "Make preparations to anchor."<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5cWTOsvUNk/WpTcFuL0bRI/AAAAAAAABiE/NAumSL1yiZs5wUaSD19KAdym_Hpoabs-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_092421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5cWTOsvUNk/WpTcFuL0bRI/AAAAAAAABiE/NAumSL1yiZs5wUaSD19KAdym_Hpoabs-QCEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_092421.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Once ashore, Skorri and crew moves forward into the jungle.&nbsp; Even though it was still early in the day, the heat was oppressive.&nbsp; And the gnats and other bugs kept up an unceasing attack on the crew.&nbsp; None of this seemed to bother Skorri, in fact he didn't even seem to be sweating, unlike everyone else.&nbsp; After an hour or so of constant hacking through the dense vegetation, things started to clear a bit.&nbsp; Skorri pulls out his telescope and scans the area.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J1woocd0ybk/WpTcF-eVzrI/AAAAAAAABiI/EI0XvPvLSgARUd9LTQ5fELrPxDPslL5xQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_092656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J1woocd0ybk/WpTcF-eVzrI/AAAAAAAABiI/EI0XvPvLSgARUd9LTQ5fELrPxDPslL5xQCEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_092656.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old overgrown temple</td></tr></tbody></table>Way off in the distance, Skorri can just make out the columns of an old&nbsp; temple rising out of the jungle.&nbsp; He also detects&nbsp;movement in several areas of the jungle.&nbsp; He decides he would not be able to make it to the temple and looks around the jungle closer to his crew.&nbsp; He spots some likely areas to investigate; an old statue, a watch tower, and a small hut.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SYNOze0PE90/Wp4ElsXtBbI/AAAAAAAABkA/zsjzZysGhIYN7ikd4dx7GFeG8KdSI7u0ACEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_094641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SYNOze0PE90/Wp4ElsXtBbI/AAAAAAAABkA/zsjzZysGhIYN7ikd4dx7GFeG8KdSI7u0ACEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_094641.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hat Chet secures a treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Hat Chet rushes forward and picks up a treasure hidden in the brush under a fallen tree.&nbsp; From his position, he could see a large stone in the middle of a clearing.&nbsp; He pointed out that the stone had a carved&nbsp;"X" on the top.&nbsp; The two bowmen moved forward to cover the area.&nbsp; As this was happening, Anemone attempts to&nbsp;cast <strong>Beast Cry</strong> but bumbled the words and failed.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RfQbaPFzeSk/WpTcGiSc3DI/AAAAAAAABiM/wtd6SD1IwdwREoznte6bwa_U4d8b0o1CwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_095920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RfQbaPFzeSk/WpTcGiSc3DI/AAAAAAAABiM/wtd6SD1IwdwREoznte6bwa_U4d8b0o1CwCEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_095920.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A treasure chest hidden on an&nbsp;old statue</td></tr></tbody></table>Skorri surveys the area.. He points to a statue off to the distant right, "Tiefer, that looks like a small chest in&nbsp;the statue's arms.&nbsp; Please go get it."&nbsp;&nbsp; "You want me to&nbsp;climb something?" replied Tiefer.&nbsp; "There's no water around here....so Yes, go climb that statue" countered Skorri.&nbsp; Obediently, Tiefer moves off towards the statue.<br /><br />The skies start to darken as clouds move in.&nbsp; It was clear a minute ago.&nbsp; Must be a Storm Warden nearby. (Heritor Gregorious' Warden cast <strong>Storm Call</strong>)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQMJSE8LQmw/Wp4Eliaph4I/AAAAAAAABkE/Yf-VyDA8UDk3Swvh6xW6xMcYH3G-Jt4hgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_094648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQMJSE8LQmw/Wp4Eliaph4I/AAAAAAAABkE/Yf-VyDA8UDk3Swvh6xW6xMcYH3G-Jt4hgCEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_094648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri moves forward with Blue Boy</td></tr></tbody></table>Skorri moves forward to a small abandoned hut.&nbsp; Peering inside, he notices a small urn sitting on the floor.&nbsp; He <strong>Surges</strong> to vault through the window and picks up the urn.&nbsp; Amrod takes a shot at Herndon's crewman and hits him for some minor damage.&nbsp; Kukala shoots and misses one of Lord Fortrywn's crewman.&nbsp; <br /><br />Following Skorri's command, Tiefer heads over to the statue.&nbsp; He starts to climb up mumbling to himself the entire time.&nbsp; He easily reaches the treasure chest.&nbsp; After a few minutes of clearing spider webs, he places it in his pack and starts to climb down.&nbsp; Once down he heads to the rendezvous point.&nbsp; Over near Skorri, Blue Boy&nbsp;shimmies up&nbsp;a small tower.&nbsp; Halfway up he is struck by an arrow and falls to the ground, knocked unconscious.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--MwaktmHTZU/WpTdl1NXHTI/AAAAAAAABjA/XirvQFq-BrsxLhMwqF_GXS20TNqwMwRswCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_100934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--MwaktmHTZU/WpTdl1NXHTI/AAAAAAAABjA/XirvQFq-BrsxLhMwqF_GXS20TNqwMwRswCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_100934.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Boy climbs up an old tower</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XhbCwYAPWe8/WpTdmJ1bd-I/AAAAAAAABjE/j9iBi0LPjLE8NS6urWHQT-6meNvfCjM1ACLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_101516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XhbCwYAPWe8/WpTdmJ1bd-I/AAAAAAAABjE/j9iBi0LPjLE8NS6urWHQT-6meNvfCjM1ACLcBGAs/s320/20180210_101516.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Boy falls from an old tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Amras sees the shot from Lady Katheryne's&nbsp; bowman and shoots, slightly wounding the bowman.<br />In an attempt to hinder the other crews that are searching through the jungle, Anemone let out a huge yell, “Aah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaaah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaah!” (successfully casts <strong>Beast Cry</strong>).&nbsp; Visibility continues to worsen as the storm clouds thicken.<br /><br />Shortly after Skorri picked up the urn, one of Lord Fortrywn's crew-women ran into the hut, skidding to a halt when she saw him standing there.&nbsp; Surprised as he was with&nbsp; her brashness, he calmly pulls out his bow and takes a snap shot at her but the arrow flies wide of its mark.&nbsp; Being a gentlemen, Skorri decides to spare her life.&nbsp; He salutes and says "This is your lucky day" and jumps through the window, the treasure firmly tucked under his arm.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AF7BIbrcZ-A/WpTc0TxK1OI/AAAAAAAABio/gpBwUoRoNW8IeRAYGJURqmlOUC-PGtWQgCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_103730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AF7BIbrcZ-A/WpTc0TxK1OI/AAAAAAAABio/gpBwUoRoNW8IeRAYGJURqmlOUC-PGtWQgCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_103730.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri meets a member of Fortywn's crew</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-foZQ0IEjopg/WpTc0LwLWPI/AAAAAAAABik/jfczeVFI0KwsOHCVBMZ-dmGUAyuQmKJRQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_104240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-foZQ0IEjopg/WpTc0LwLWPI/AAAAAAAABik/jfczeVFI0KwsOHCVBMZ-dmGUAyuQmKJRQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_104240.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri decides to spare her life and jumps out a window</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjAbr0eWP7U/WpTczwyIWGI/AAAAAAAABig/Gej9itaSQlssnl10HW07bz5TKrJGaYIpQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_110131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zjAbr0eWP7U/WpTczwyIWGI/AAAAAAAABig/Gej9itaSQlssnl10HW07bz5TKrJGaYIpQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_110131.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The young crew-women has other ideas - like getting knocked out</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VRvagxbdjk8/WpTc1FI1NQI/AAAAAAAABis/irk4IYwsiygzvPnO5dEyq_HBStQLscCMQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_110239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VRvagxbdjk8/WpTc1FI1NQI/AAAAAAAABis/irk4IYwsiygzvPnO5dEyq_HBStQLscCMQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_110239.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two more of Fortywn's crew challenge Skorri for his treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Skorri had barely landed outside the hut when he saw the young fool rush around the corner.&nbsp; "Remember, you asked for this" said Skorri.&nbsp; Not even bothering to engage her in melee, he struck her with a quick right cross to the temple, dropping her to the ground like a sack of potatoes.&nbsp; Skorri didn't have much time to ponder the impetus nature of youth as&nbsp; two more of Lord Fortrywn's crewmen came around the back of the hut and joined in the melee.&nbsp; Skorri launched into a series of parries and ripostes against the other two crewmen.&nbsp; They could tell they were outmatched but neither appeared willing to retreat.&nbsp; Skorri easily broke through one crewman's defense, slicing him deeply in his left side.&nbsp; As&nbsp;the crewman&nbsp;fell, Skorri could feel his anger getting the best of him.&nbsp; His blood boiled as he utilized a Heritor ability to engage his third opponent.&nbsp; The resulting <strong>Backswing </strong>seriously injured the third crewman, knocking him backwards a step or two.&nbsp; The remaining crewman was the smartest of the three.&nbsp; He quickly determined that retreating was a valiant option as he turned tail and ran.&nbsp; As Skorri cooled down, he decided to let him go.&nbsp; He moved to rejoin his crew.&nbsp;&nbsp; Having observed part of the fight, Anemone successfully cast&nbsp; <strong>Water of Life</strong> on Skorri, thinking he&nbsp;needed it more then he really did (recovered 2 points health),&nbsp;but better to play it safe.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6tLlvgQBgU/Wp4HDT4GoCI/AAAAAAAABkc/IboRpGt30LYWSe1PrpgcxxOTz__cdCWRQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_100612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6tLlvgQBgU/Wp4HDT4GoCI/AAAAAAAABkc/IboRpGt30LYWSe1PrpgcxxOTz__cdCWRQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_100612.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Herndon's crew members goes down under a hail of arrows</td></tr></tbody></table>Amrod and Kukala are covering the clearing containing the large stone.&nbsp; Herndon's warden&nbsp;has cast&nbsp;Thorns twice to slow access to the stone.&nbsp;Amrod and Kukala have any thoughts of crossing "no mans land"&nbsp;to check out the stone, preferring to just take shots at Herndon's crew.&nbsp; They&nbsp;both take aim at Herndon's crewman and let fly with their arrows - both miss the target.&nbsp; At the same time, Herndon's crew has been popping of shots of their own as they slowly move forward. The storm clouds worsen again reducing visibility even more (down to 12 inches line of sight).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1WLn94CE8A/Wp4HDI62TLI/AAAAAAAABkg/BlYar33_JLgflGUkQgznDvkhQ9-uXvSqACEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_113448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1WLn94CE8A/Wp4HDI62TLI/AAAAAAAABkg/BlYar33_JLgflGUkQgznDvkhQ9-uXvSqACEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_113448.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herndon's crew pasy dearly to obtain the central treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Amrod finally gets a shot on target dropping one of Herndon's crew in the clearing beside the large stone.&nbsp; Before he can do a victory dance, an arrow flashes out of the jungle striking him on his helm.&nbsp; Amrod had visions of stars dancing before his eyes as he slumped to the ground.&nbsp; Herndon's crew get revenge with a lucky shot.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WD3lyih1LaM/Wp4Elg30dDI/AAAAAAAABkI/IQw2cIikTZUJaJivf7TZO4z_ZcSQSLCpACEwYBhgL/s1600/20180210_100002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WD3lyih1LaM/Wp4Elg30dDI/AAAAAAAABkI/IQw2cIikTZUJaJivf7TZO4z_ZcSQSLCpACEwYBhgL/s320/20180210_100002.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A potion of alertness - Skorri never goes adventuring without it</td></tr></tbody></table>Amras has spent many arrows trying to&nbsp;hit out Katheryne's&nbsp;&nbsp;bowman.&nbsp; He is living a charmed life as every shot has been&nbsp;deflected wide by the undergrowth.&nbsp; He calls out to Kukala, "How about some help over here?"&nbsp; Kukala&nbsp;moves up beside him and takes careful aim on&nbsp;Lady Katheryne's&nbsp; bowman.&nbsp;As his arrow strikes home and his target falls to the jungle flow, he says to Amrad, "That's how its done."&nbsp; The way&nbsp;looks clear for Wu to gain the top of the tower.&nbsp; Wu quickly climbs to the top of the tower and picks up a treasure.&nbsp; Kukala ducks&nbsp;as a crossbow bolt flies over his head.&nbsp; Maybe its not a safe as he thought.<br /><br />On a side note, Anemone's <strong>Beast Cry</strong> brought in a Cortiki and 2 tribal warriors directly behind Robin Duck's merry men (or merry ducks).&nbsp; They had&nbsp;fun playing with him.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2DDuBINm28/WpTdmG_nV8I/AAAAAAAABjI/MNkBQauRahUF0UqKpFxEzxzdWwAJ_EoBACLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_120246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2DDuBINm28/WpTdmG_nV8I/AAAAAAAABjI/MNkBQauRahUF0UqKpFxEzxzdWwAJ_EoBACLcBGAs/s320/20180210_120246.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wu gains the top of the tower and grabs the treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Up on the tower, Wu starts to climb down.&nbsp; A few feet from the top, he is hit by an arrow, knocking him unconscious.&nbsp; His foot gets caught in the crossbeams leaving him hanging upside down.&nbsp; The treasure he was carrying slips from his hand and falls to the ground below.&nbsp; Amras hears Wu cry out as he is hit and looks up - just in time to dodge the small chest that lands beside him.&nbsp; He quickly picks it up.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9q73Clv2XS8/WpTdmoG7G9I/AAAAAAAABjM/ad3KoBhIKAwlfvgNnr56fWEag3EwLiUnwCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_122423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9q73Clv2XS8/WpTdmoG7G9I/AAAAAAAABjM/ad3KoBhIKAwlfvgNnr56fWEag3EwLiUnwCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_122423.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wu gets hit, falls, and drops the treasure</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EchzdqflFKM/WpTeaQOO2KI/AAAAAAAABjg/nhQIe5uKX5UZ5GRU8fiUExcNB3H-U7prQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_123540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EchzdqflFKM/WpTeaQOO2KI/AAAAAAAABjg/nhQIe5uKX5UZ5GRU8fiUExcNB3H-U7prQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_123540.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"SNAKE" cried Chen Lee just before he has his breakfast squeezed out of him</td></tr></tbody></table>Chen Lee is attacked by a giant anaconda.&nbsp; The snake wraps itself around him, squeezing so hard he passes out.&nbsp; Skorri moves forward through the underbrush and attacks the anaconda, wounding it slightly.&nbsp; He then calls forth his Heritor powers to <strong>Surg</strong>e and strike the snake again.&nbsp; This time he manages to cut off its head.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNxuEoS42Dk/WpTeaYO0JSI/AAAAAAAABjc/9EY9HkL62Rk7T9ynJMNNr6Ci2OyzH_cewCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_123548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNxuEoS42Dk/WpTeaYO0JSI/AAAAAAAABjc/9EY9HkL62Rk7T9ynJMNNr6Ci2OyzH_cewCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_123548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri <strong>Surges</strong> to get two attacks on the snake, taking it out</td></tr></tbody></table>Kukala hears someone running through the brush and impulsively decides to check it out.&nbsp; He sees one of Lady Katheryne's&nbsp;crewmen lugging a treasure through the jungle.&nbsp; With thoughts of revenge for Blue Boy, he gives pursuit but hearing Skorri's recall, quickly turns around.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anemone cast <strong>Amphibious</strong> on Amras and they both move towards the rendezvous.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXPdj6llzZw/WpTeaQsFC8I/AAAAAAAABjk/nhUrmvproWIBiQWf2h3zvH-lB-xSSxlVQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180210_125948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXPdj6llzZw/WpTeaQsFC8I/AAAAAAAABjk/nhUrmvproWIBiQWf2h3zvH-lB-xSSxlVQCLcBGAs/s320/20180210_125948.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The victory pose</td></tr></tbody></table>Blue Boy, Wu, Chen Lee, and Amrod were all able to make it back to the beach - for the most part unharmed.&nbsp; All will be available for the next outing.<br /><br />Back on board the dhow, Skorris takes inventory of the day's efforts.&nbsp; The haul was four normal treasures:&nbsp; 115 gold coins, some Scalegrass, a hand weapon +1 damage, and a superior hand weapon +1 fight.&nbsp; Skorri gained 215 experience and Anemone pulled in 130 experience.<br /><br /><strong>Epilogue</strong><br />The archery shoot out with Herndon's crew was mostly just a lot of failed die rolls.&nbsp; Skorri lost&nbsp;two crewmen&nbsp;to Herdon's crew.&nbsp; Herndon lost two crewmen to Skorri's crew and one to a skeleton - but he made off with the central treasure.&nbsp; The cover provided by his vine warden's <strong>Brambles</strong>&nbsp;kept me from wanting to make a run for it myself;&nbsp;&nbsp;but Skorri still managed to obtain four treasures.&nbsp; The warden cast Amphibious on most of the crew throughout the game even though it provided no real advantage (except for experience points).<br /><br />Overall a&nbsp;great game, made better by having everyone in attendance.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-51736460902569619552018-02-05T20:24:00.001-08:002018-02-06T17:33:29.865-08:00Ghost Archipelago Campaign - The First Outing<br />A few weeks back we played our first 2018 campaign game of Ghost Archipelago.&nbsp; Five of our regular group were able play.&nbsp; Since this was the initial game, the scenario was a straight up treasure grab.&nbsp; We placed treasures and then drew for starting positions.&nbsp; Additional information about the set-up and another game report can be found here:&nbsp; <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2018/01/ghost-archipelago-campaign-18-game-1.html" target="_blank">Ghost Archipelago Campaign '18, Game 1.</a><br /><br /><br />The Report<br /><br />Skorri Drakenberg observes the ocean swells as his ship gracefully sails towards a distant island.&nbsp; Could it be true?&nbsp; Have the islands of the Ghost Archipelago returned?&nbsp; Or is this just another wild goose chase?&nbsp; The Lost Isles have been the topic of speculation for many years.&nbsp; False sighting arise every 10 years of so, sending adventurers, freebooters, fortune hunters and heritors sailing the ocean in hope of finding riches and the infamous Crystal Pool.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FA6509a3cBQ/WnfTIcoaQkI/AAAAAAAABfM/Tdc3NpnYzosPz81MDLR_x5qOvQ0XjTauwCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_094219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FA6509a3cBQ/WnfTIcoaQkI/AAAAAAAABfM/Tdc3NpnYzosPz81MDLR_x5qOvQ0XjTauwCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_094219.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>While he would prefer to be standing on the deck of a graceful longship, the dhow that he currently commands would suffice for now.&nbsp; The oriental crew was efficient and most importantly, loyal.&nbsp; He had managed to recruit some additional help in the form of two elven bowmen (Amras and Amrod), an elf who claimed he was an excellent swimmer and diver (Tiefer), and a hunter/tracker (Kukala) who said he was familiar with the wildlife typically found inhabiting the islands of the southern ocean.&nbsp; As luck would have it, he had also picked up a spell caster.&nbsp; The young warden who calls herself Anemone and swore she could manipulate the waves and call forth wild beasts.&nbsp; All untested claims.&nbsp; No doubt she'll probably end up fertilizing some desolate island jungle.&nbsp; However, she was down on her luck and appeared to sincerely want to assist with his quest - and he had a soft spot for damsels in distress of any kind.&nbsp; Only time would tell if he had made a good decision.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FO-0ogkfA_c/WnfWLVL0iDI/AAAAAAAABgE/XT6naYxLiCEyRKTTQNDeSQVQ-p5aPhjzQCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BCrew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FO-0ogkfA_c/WnfWLVL0iDI/AAAAAAAABgE/XT6naYxLiCEyRKTTQNDeSQVQ-p5aPhjzQCLcBGAs/s320/The%2BCrew.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet the Crew</td></tr></tbody></table>It is said the crystal Pool can not be found without first finding and deciphering&nbsp;10 map stones.&nbsp; There is a rumor that such a map stone might be located on Tikki Isle beneath one of the many statues dotting the jungle that has sent Skorri on this trip.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iu7_mK3aYvQ/WnfTJfjdK4I/AAAAAAAABfY/QnI7H5qDhEwQB1urbKBLomzNl624R9HtACLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_094234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iu7_mK3aYvQ/WnfTJfjdK4I/AAAAAAAABfY/QnI7H5qDhEwQB1urbKBLomzNl624R9HtACLcBGAs/s320/20180113_094234.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>The ship's master anchored just offshore.&nbsp; A couple other ship's masts could be seen in the distance.&nbsp; Other adventurers, and probably other heritors, would be searching the island.&nbsp; Skorri quickly got his crew into the row boats and headed to the sandy shore.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRhT47P_A6k/WnfTJ332oLI/AAAAAAAABfs/vgk_LpND5X44WGaqp_5mA3gVk9z8ErgOwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20180113_100013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRhT47P_A6k/WnfTJ332oLI/AAAAAAAABfs/vgk_LpND5X44WGaqp_5mA3gVk9z8ErgOwCEwYBhgL/s320/20180113_100013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The duckmen move forward</td></tr></tbody></table>Skorri and his crew moved forward through the jungle.&nbsp; In the distance he spots a toppled statue of a tikki warrior.&nbsp; Hopefully the rumors about location of the map stones was true.&nbsp; Skorri moved forward with the two bowmen.&nbsp; Through the foliage and trees, he saw that another crew was moving around across a small river, and heading towards the same statue.&nbsp; It appeared that at least one other was investigating the same rumor as himself.&nbsp; Blue Boy moved toward an old lookout tower.&nbsp; He thought he could see something concealed on the upper platform.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XO-Ivj477Eo/WnfWK4L8ctI/AAAAAAAABf4/ftttO5yZ7M84NO1IV3bEPylq9wbu_UP1QCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_124914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XO-Ivj477Eo/WnfWK4L8ctI/AAAAAAAABf4/ftttO5yZ7M84NO1IV3bEPylq9wbu_UP1QCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_124914.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tikki statue and a&nbsp;hidden treasure chest</td></tr></tbody></table>Anemone (Wave Warden) spotted a duckman moving through the brush near a small river.&nbsp; She quickly spoke the words to have the river smite the creature.&nbsp; The water from the river rose up in the shape of a fist and swung towards the duckman but broke apart as it struck.&nbsp; The duckman got wet but did not suffer any damage (successfully cast Wrath of the Waves).&nbsp; Anemone struck a nearby tree in frustration.&nbsp; She wanted to prove her worth to Skorri.<br /><br />The duckmen moved closer to the river's edge, heading towards the fallen statue.&nbsp; Skorri closed his eyes and he called forth one of his abilities.&nbsp; He could feel the energy surge through his body; along with the usual twinge of&nbsp;pain.&nbsp; He quickly moved forward in a blur and snatched&nbsp;the chest from under the feet of a fallen statue (Successfully triggered Surge to move twice and pick up the treasure).&nbsp; He then quickly ducked as an arrow came flying his way.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ku3eiVU0x9I/WnfW1n8sG1I/AAAAAAAABgY/vWiVAvA0gUsozBqr4iHLLs9YadQ0s91NgCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_102616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ku3eiVU0x9I/WnfW1n8sG1I/AAAAAAAABgY/vWiVAvA0gUsozBqr4iHLLs9YadQ0s91NgCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_102616.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri claims a treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>The two bowmen (Amras and Amrod) accompanying Skorri fired arrows at&nbsp;the duck heritor&nbsp;across the river but the dense vegetation caused the shots to miss.&nbsp; Or maybe&nbsp;he "ducked".<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lN9deuB5v3w/WnffJWS0vAI/AAAAAAAABhM/tB4WqdrlH3cdo2M9iJDgy-VFkYliKdPEgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Treasure%2Bfight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lN9deuB5v3w/WnffJWS0vAI/AAAAAAAABhM/tB4WqdrlH3cdo2M9iJDgy-VFkYliKdPEgCEwYBhgL/s320/Treasure%2Bfight.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiefer and Wu move forward to contest a treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Tiefer (Pearl Diver) had moved up to the edge of the river and crouched behind some bushes to observe the duckmen's movements.&nbsp; Suddenly, the bushes uprooted themselves and slowly inched away from him.&nbsp; Before he could move, Tiefer found himself struck in the shoulder with an arrow (9 points of damage).&nbsp; Wu (Crewman) moved up crossed the river to challenge the duckmen for a pile of treasure hidden in the bushes.&nbsp; Wu is quickly set upon by the duckman and is quickly taken down.&nbsp; The duckman grabs the treasure.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uApkoqdoUjg/WnfW1joS22I/AAAAAAAABgc/5I16LPI_39AdcOcf0VIrKGPIx8DCBJGNgCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_104530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uApkoqdoUjg/WnfW1joS22I/AAAAAAAABgc/5I16LPI_39AdcOcf0VIrKGPIx8DCBJGNgCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_104530.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hat Chet dives in to recover a treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Anemone decided to try a different spell this time.&nbsp; She spotted Hat Chet at the edge of a deep pool of water.&nbsp; He was pointing at something at the bottom.&nbsp; Anemone thought he would benefit from being able to breath underwater so she quickly prepared her Amphipibious spell. In her haste, she jumbled the words and the spell failed.&nbsp; She was worried because Hat Chet dove into the pool anyway.&nbsp; He swam down and grabbed a chest.<br /><br />Kukala had moved forward and spotted movement through the brush.&nbsp; He notched an arrow, aimed, and let it fly.&nbsp; The arrow struck a duckman but didn't take it out action.&nbsp; He then noticed Tiefer take another arrow and drop into the vegetation.&nbsp; Kukala didn't see him get back up.<br /><br />The sky was starting to darken, unusual for the time of day.&nbsp; There must be some sorcery at play.&nbsp; The weather would reduce visibility making it harder to spot targets but would also provide cover from arrows.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LwjTsKaTEZA/WnfW1ntuavI/AAAAAAAABgU/ordR-zbfS1UAvcviGSzpNGAvrwHSWD_fQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_110558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LwjTsKaTEZA/WnfW1ntuavI/AAAAAAAABgU/ordR-zbfS1UAvcviGSzpNGAvrwHSWD_fQCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_110558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skorri easily takes down a duckman</td></tr></tbody></table>Skorri found himself swarmed by duckmen.&nbsp; Skorri used Surge and easily dispatched one of the duckmen.&nbsp; The other duckman wisely chose to withdraw.&nbsp; He was covered by a duck bowman who took a shot at Skorri, barely nicking him (1 point of damage).<br /><br />Anenome cast Amphibious on Hat Chet. It was just in time as carrying the treasure would have made for a harder swim check.&nbsp; With the amphibious ability, Hat Chet easily made it out of the deep pool and moved into cover.&nbsp; Kukala takes careful aim at the Duck Warden peering out from some palm fronds.&nbsp; The arrow flew straight and impacted with a cloud of feathers (5 points of damage).&nbsp; That made him duck (pun intended).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHoHm0n9UYU/WnfZ47or3iI/AAAAAAAABg0/yseX33nKovIgMw_zsFpmg6GQokRdFCU2wCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_110618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHoHm0n9UYU/WnfZ47or3iI/AAAAAAAABg0/yseX33nKovIgMw_zsFpmg6GQokRdFCU2wCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_110618.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Boy climbing the lookout tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Blue Boy finally made it to the top of the lookout tower.&nbsp; The item he spotted did appear to be a treasure so he quickly picked it up.&nbsp; While up top he had a good view of the jungle area, even though it was somewhat hampered by the incoming clouds.&nbsp; Off in the distance he could hear the sounds of swords hitting swords.&nbsp; Someone was having a hard fight.&nbsp; Though blurry, he could just make out the combatants.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I_AWeYV-urw/WnffGwleg7I/AAAAAAAABhE/jfweiHUZRT4LDrZUwg20gFekD5QhhexsgCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2Bother%2Bheritors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I_AWeYV-urw/WnffGwleg7I/AAAAAAAABhE/jfweiHUZRT4LDrZUwg20gFekD5QhhexsgCLcBGAs/s320/The%2Bother%2Bheritors.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the other heritors' crews</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OCTxjSzLGvA/WnffHrF3OFI/AAAAAAAABhI/VDf9GjxvgE0MCTPQ_xHuE6vc2zd5uLrDACLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_104547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OCTxjSzLGvA/WnffHrF3OFI/AAAAAAAABhI/VDf9GjxvgE0MCTPQ_xHuE6vc2zd5uLrDACLcBGAs/s320/20180113_104547.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some heavy casualties were incurred by the other heritors</td></tr></tbody></table>Covering Skorri's withdrawal, Amrod fires an arrow at a duckman bowman.&nbsp; He doesn't cause any damage but the duckman does decide to move back.&nbsp; The cloud cover thickens again, greatly reducing line of sight (visibility is reduced to 12 inches).&nbsp; This was helpful if you were trying to get away with some treasure but at the same time, hindered your ability to stop other crews from doing the same.&nbsp; Skorri slowly withdraws, moving from cover to cover to avoid the duck bowmen.&nbsp; It doesn't take long before he is beyond their line of sight.<br /><br />The duckmen that took out Wu was attempting to make off with a treasure.&nbsp; Anemone cast Wrath of Water but only by straining so hard that blood oozed from her ears (pushed the spell for 5 points of damage).&nbsp; Unfortunately that was the only damage the spell caused as the duckman was not harmed (water off a duck's back and all that stuff....).&nbsp; <br /><br />Over at the old lookout tower, Blue Boy dropped the treasure to Chen Lee and began to climb down.&nbsp; Chen Lee picked it up and began to fall back.&nbsp; Once he had climbed down, Blue Boy followed him.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f0p18JacanM/WnfZ40LgmMI/AAAAAAAABgw/9Q7Kg9LVdy4rtiRwHHYI-krJyYT3ODTaQCLcBGAs/s1600/20180113_120511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f0p18JacanM/WnfZ40LgmMI/AAAAAAAABgw/9Q7Kg9LVdy4rtiRwHHYI-krJyYT3ODTaQCLcBGAs/s320/20180113_120511.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chen Lee picks up the dropped treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Anemone cast Wrath of Water on the duckman with the treasure once more.&nbsp; This time the water hits him hard (caused 8 points of damage) but he remained standing, and holding the treasure.&nbsp; Kukala took aim and shot an arrow towards the treasure carrying duckman.&nbsp; Once again, the heavy jungle vegetation deflected his shot.<br /><br />Seeing that his crew had collected three treasures, Skorri calls for them to withdraw.&nbsp; Anemone pauses to cast Wrath of Water one last time.&nbsp; With the sky being so overcast, she could just barely make out her target dashing through the trees.&nbsp; She called forth to the river to reach out and smite the duckman but the fumbled her casting.&nbsp; Kukala pauses beside Anemone to take a final shoot.&nbsp; The reduced visibility and the vegetation once again causes his shot to fly wide of his target.&nbsp; With a sigh, Kukala watches as the duckman, and the treasure, fades out sight.&nbsp; Disappointed in himself, he slowly turns to head towards the beach.&nbsp; As the crew is withdrawing, Anemone manages to cast Amphibious on two more of the crew just in case it is needed.<br /><br />All things considered, Skorri was extremely pleased with the performance of his crew.&nbsp; Sure the bowmen could have hit more targets and Anemone could have had better luck with her casting - but he did end up securing three treasures.&nbsp; Back aboard his ship, Skorri examines the day's take.&nbsp; The treasure chest he had found under the idol did indeed contain a map stone - just nine more to collect.&nbsp; Chen Lee's treasure contained 10 gold coins and a sword that glowed with magic energy (Magic hand weapon +1 Fight which Skorri claimed for himself).&nbsp; Hat Chet's treasure contained 10 gold coins and a potion - Water of Life.<br /><br />&nbsp;Fortunately for Skorri, Tiefer recovers with no negative effects.&nbsp; With only 20 gold, it'll take a while to amass the necessary payment to head back to port to recruit another specialist.&nbsp; Crewman Wu also managed to recover.&nbsp; Skorri garnered 185 experience points while Anemone managed to gain 120.<br /><br />Epilogue<br /><br />A great first game.&nbsp; Ghost Archipelago plays much differently then Frostgrave.&nbsp; It seems to have a much more combat focus - both melee and ranged.&nbsp; Only time will tell if this is really true.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-22308822444434269142017-12-31T22:13:00.002-08:002017-12-31T22:13:43.780-08:00Frostgrave Game 12 - Christmas in the Frozen City<br />A week or two ago we played the twelfth and&nbsp;final game of the 2017 Frostgrave Campaign.&nbsp; Unfortunately, only five of the players were able to make it,&nbsp;but we had cookies, coffee, and some small gifts.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-anrdpMtR74A/Wkm6sWE10GI/AAAAAAAABeQ/P2YGComj0OMxjo8VbyU3hbq6a1xWbTO5QCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_093617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-anrdpMtR74A/Wkm6sWE10GI/AAAAAAAABeQ/P2YGComj0OMxjo8VbyU3hbq6a1xWbTO5QCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_093617.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the set-up</td></tr></tbody></table>The scenario we did we called <em>Red Sled Down</em>, and featured St Nick’s sleigh crashing over&nbsp;Felstad, scattering&nbsp;packages throughout the ruins.&nbsp; Also,&nbsp;St Nick&nbsp;and Mrs. Nick had survived the crash, and are stranded in the ruins.&nbsp; To add a little more challenge to the mix, we also added two teams of&nbsp;six goblins who were trying to gather up the packages for themselves.&nbsp; They were ruled to move towards the closest unclaimed&nbsp;packages first.&nbsp; If there were no unclaimed ones nearby, then they would try to get claimed ones.&nbsp; More information an be found in Quail's report: <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/12/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-12-red-sled.html" target="_blank">Frostgrave Campaign '17, Game 12: Red Sled Down, or, The Last Excursion</a> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ezOqPErmV_s/Wkm6r9o_jdI/AAAAAAAABeI/mijgX7epXxg6Wks6TqKb6ucZeu1dplGIACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171209_090638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ezOqPErmV_s/Wkm6r9o_jdI/AAAAAAAABeI/mijgX7epXxg6Wks6TqKb6ucZeu1dplGIACEwYBhgL/s320/20171209_090638.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jolly St Nick stuck on top of a ruined tower</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gHH4POlSPT0/Wkm6r8e612I/AAAAAAAABeM/EZGTlfVDp6QNF9zxpNMSyvQ32vWCcSZswCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171209_090657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gHH4POlSPT0/Wkm6r8e612I/AAAAAAAABeM/EZGTlfVDp6QNF9zxpNMSyvQ32vWCcSZswCEwYBhgL/s320/20171209_090657.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mrs. St Nick on top of some ruins</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5d9F9_C7gwo/Wkm6ro4ttnI/AAAAAAAABeE/YVMCa9PNUQQAvVd6tP_6aN4AJUcuNiMqQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171209_090611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5d9F9_C7gwo/Wkm6ro4ttnI/AAAAAAAABeE/YVMCa9PNUQQAvVd6tP_6aN4AJUcuNiMqQCEwYBhgL/s320/20171209_090611.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the groups of goblins looking for presents</td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Bemis' Report</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Nigel rushed into the study, "Master Bemis have you heard? St Nick's sleigh has crashed somewhere in Felstad.&nbsp; Rumor has the crash site near the goblin territory.&nbsp; Some of the wizards are hastily preparing to go out and salvage whatever they can.&nbsp; Should I alert the lads?"&nbsp; "Yes Nigel, please prepare to go at first light" replied Bemis as he rose from his reading chair, Agarn and I will start our preparations as well."<br /><br />Bemis and Agarn retired to the laboratory where they both were able to brew potions - Invisibility and Teleportation.&nbsp; They then entered the scriptorium and prepared two scrolls - Drain Word and Awareness.&nbsp; With that completed, they both retired to get a bit of rest before the morning's exertions.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ws-pcM3LCI/WjNkE5_QoHI/AAAAAAAABdE/sCu75FP6ShU0ce0n9UIo6OKvfbEl7VXygCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_093540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ws-pcM3LCI/WjNkE5_QoHI/AAAAAAAABdE/sCu75FP6ShU0ce0n9UIo6OKvfbEl7VXygCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_093540.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gru and his yellow creatures</td></tr></tbody></table>It was an usually clear morning as the warband set out to search for the downed sleigh.&nbsp; The lads were in good cheer.&nbsp; Shadow VIII bounded along through the snow with endless energy.&nbsp; At one point, a snow bunny emerged from the rubble, saw him, and took off at a fast hop.&nbsp; Shadow sprinted after him for while but quickly gave up the chase as Agarn whistled him back.&nbsp; The dwarven contingent started singing several refrains of the bawdy Icicle Bill the Delver song.&nbsp; When their voices started to carry a bit, Nigel had to quiet them down.&nbsp; But they all remained in good spirits.<br /><br />Bemis guided the party unerringly towards their destination.&nbsp; As they got closer, things took on a more serious note.&nbsp; The friendly banter died off as everyone was on alert, both for other warbands searching the ruins as well wandering creatures.&nbsp; Slowly creeping up behind a small ruined house, Bemis and Nigel spread out the warband using well rehearsed hand and arm signals.&nbsp; Settling down, the sounds of other parties moving around the ruins could be detected.&nbsp; Bemis could detect the slightly nauseating tint of necromantic magic which portent the presence of Missy and her evil undead worshipping followers.&nbsp; Far off in the distance, flashes of yellow could be seen darting among the ruins - Gru's odd minions were also in attendance.&nbsp; Bemis knew Quail was out today even though he couldn't detect her warband.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEeET1mqduk/WjNj5B3U84I/AAAAAAAABc0/ujLwPm8u4-UgXduUwJ7bu-TLD4Ong6n0gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_092356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEeET1mqduk/WjNj5B3U84I/AAAAAAAABc0/ujLwPm8u4-UgXduUwJ7bu-TLD4Ong6n0gCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_092356.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The goblins have collected a present</td></tr></tbody></table>Carefully scanning the area, Nigel spotted a group of goblins directly in front of his position.&nbsp; They chatted together in their guttural language while struggling to pull a large wooden sled through the snow.&nbsp; As he watched, they stopped and excitedly hoisted a package onto the sled.&nbsp; It must be one of the packages rumored to be carried by St Nick's sleigh.&nbsp; Looks like Bemis brought us to the right spot.&nbsp; Bemis spotted the goblins and their sled&nbsp;as well.&nbsp; He leaned over to Agarn and pointed to the package, "That one is your responsibility."<br /><br />Bemis cast <strong>Telekinesis</strong> on a package laying on the second story of a nearby ruin and managed to draw it closer to his warband.&nbsp; Shadow and Hatch move forward to retrieve it.&nbsp; Likewise, Agarn sees the package Bemis had pointed to and successfully casts <strong>Telekinesis</strong> to pull it off the goblin sled.&nbsp; Kleppo immediately dashes forward and picks it up.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdaIpZlnsAU/WjNjXYXAnFI/AAAAAAAABcU/ug5inOx2g08EpbpTzNxUxLio50YlishtQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_094423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdaIpZlnsAU/WjNjXYXAnFI/AAAAAAAABcU/ug5inOx2g08EpbpTzNxUxLio50YlishtQCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_094423.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe teleports to the top of a nearby tower</td></tr></tbody></table>9Toe looks around the area and sees a duck fly up on top of a nearby tower.&nbsp; With a quick gulp of his potion, 9Toe popped up on top of the tower's crenellation.&nbsp; "Never give an inquisitive dwarf a <strong>Potion of Teleportation</strong>," mused Bemis.&nbsp;&nbsp;9Toe barely gains his balance when a bone dart whistles by his head.&nbsp; Momentarily surprised, he doesn't see the crossbow bolt that hits his helmet.&nbsp; Knocked unconscious, he teeters at the edge before falling to a small platform several feet below his perch.&nbsp; His feet get entangled in the rotting boards and later when he wakes up, he finds himself hanging upside down.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8zPzVQRdSc/WjNjB14sYiI/AAAAAAAABcQ/qNF3Z1uD2V0TWTEtBZWEazHDoO4wyQXPQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_094405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8zPzVQRdSc/WjNjB14sYiI/AAAAAAAABcQ/qNF3Z1uD2V0TWTEtBZWEazHDoO4wyQXPQCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_094405.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe takes a tumble</td></tr></tbody></table>Diesel Vin takes a peek inside a&nbsp;small ruined building, he spies a package lying inside .&nbsp; He climbs through&nbsp;a window and quickly stuffs it into his backpack.&nbsp; Niko moves forward and searches around a fallen column.&nbsp; He finds a small treasure chest -&nbsp;right where Bemis had predicted.&nbsp; With a bone tingling howl, a wild wolf announces its arrival.&nbsp; Piko moves to intercept it.&nbsp; Scurrying out of a nearby ruin, a giant rat skitters across the snow and lunges at Bemis like he is made of cheese.<br /><br />Bemis turns and with a speed that defies his age, thrusts his sword out and neatly skewers the rat in mid leap.&nbsp; He then moves towards Piko to assist him with the wolf.&nbsp; With Bemis' assistance, Piko is able to defeat the wolf.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FTIsULZPa50/WknAlglZiCI/AAAAAAAABe4/t158PHoxRpss2fsTVoOyeshAeXxGV0MVQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_101332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FTIsULZPa50/WknAlglZiCI/AAAAAAAABe4/t158PHoxRpss2fsTVoOyeshAeXxGV0MVQCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_101332.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis aids Piko in fighting a wolf</td></tr></tbody></table>Agarn spots some of Gru's yellow creatures off in the distance.&nbsp; They appeared to be moving towards the warband.&nbsp; Agarn conjures up some Fog to block their line of sight.&nbsp; To the right, ﻿﻿Nigel and Vale head towards a tall ruined tower.&nbsp; Vale reaches it first and begins a long climb to the top. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8C1OFTkLk4/Wkm8VkKuwAI/AAAAAAAABec/GH17rAlfG80he4XP8L61Qq9jbkn57CfbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171209_101915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8C1OFTkLk4/Wkm8VkKuwAI/AAAAAAAABec/GH17rAlfG80he4XP8L61Qq9jbkn57CfbQCEwYBhgL/s320/20171209_101915.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale climbs up a ruined tower</td></tr></tbody></table><br />﻿﻿﻿As they reached the package, Shadow and Hatch are each attacked by goblins.&nbsp; Hatch, trying to guard a package, manages to successfully fight off and damage a goblin.&nbsp; Shadow is not so lucky.&nbsp; The goblin swings his club and bonks him hard on the head.&nbsp; Shadow drops to the ground, never to rise again.&nbsp; Hatch suddenly finds himself facing off against both goblins.&nbsp; One goblin feinted towards his right side.&nbsp; As Hatch blocked the attack with his dagger, the other goblin smashed him in the head.&nbsp; The two goblins gleefully ran to the package to claim it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wNmByN_ctAI/WjneAfo3JdI/AAAAAAAABdk/RbVNwgjgm8w_BIaLDDuaVM7yvKJN8Qv_gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_101636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wNmByN_ctAI/WjneAfo3JdI/AAAAAAAABdk/RbVNwgjgm8w_BIaLDDuaVM7yvKJN8Qv_gCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_101636.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Bemis had observed the goblins abusing his warband members.&nbsp; He reaches down and grabs a large rock.&nbsp; Quickly enchanting it, he hurls it towards the two goblins (Bemis cast <strong>Grenade</strong>).&nbsp; With a loud bang, the rock impacts a goblin, immediately killing it.&nbsp; Fragments injure the other goblin.&nbsp; Agarn again casts <strong>Fog</strong> to block the line of sight of other goblins as well members of Missy's evil necromantic warband.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K--PoSWaXdU/WjneAlKcCtI/AAAAAAAABdg/KLgKKMFBwgsQpI1gXogTUjTP-BPs_IyRgCLcBGAs/s1600/Grenade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K--PoSWaXdU/WjneAlKcCtI/AAAAAAAABdg/KLgKKMFBwgsQpI1gXogTUjTP-BPs_IyRgCLcBGAs/s320/Grenade.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis cast a Grenade on the goblins</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis grabs another rock and incants the spell for <strong>Grenade</strong>.&nbsp; He throws it well but the rock explodes with a weak whimper and without causing any damage.&nbsp; Diesel pulls out his <strong>Horn of Hellfire</strong>.&nbsp; He points it at the remaining goblin and plays a short note.&nbsp; A burst of magic hits the goblin and fries it to a cinder.&nbsp; Piko runs over and picks up the package.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KGImrCb2EQI/WjneAlGEOnI/AAAAAAAABdo/0upm7PSqWlIzTAJ_q6ZGdXjsc3jENafXACLcBGAs/s1600/Horn%2Bof%2BHellfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KGImrCb2EQI/WjneAlGEOnI/AAAAAAAABdo/0upm7PSqWlIzTAJ_q6ZGdXjsc3jENafXACLcBGAs/s320/Horn%2Bof%2BHellfire.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diesel uses his Horn of Hellfire to take out a goblin</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, over at the tall ruined tower, Agarn sees Vale has reached the top level.&nbsp; Thinking that he might be too exposed up there, especially with Missy lingering nearby,&nbsp;he casts <strong>Fog</strong> to protect him.&nbsp; Vale finds a package laying in the rubble.&nbsp; He picks it up and places it in his backpack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tEm85Vfistc/Wkm8cegMJaI/AAAAAAAABew/Ji2j3Be1hkMZVGw0WWZbIwGmhR9ZlzPtgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171209_111357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tEm85Vfistc/Wkm8cegMJaI/AAAAAAAABew/Ji2j3Be1hkMZVGw0WWZbIwGmhR9ZlzPtgCEwYBhgL/s320/20171209_111357.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale finds a treasure at the top of the tower</td></tr></tbody></table>With four packages and one treasure in his control, Bemis signals his warband to withdraw.&nbsp; As they fall back, Bemis and Agarn throw the odd spell or two at anyone they can see to try and disrupt there activities - to little real effect - except maybe one.&nbsp; Bemis observed some bright flashes of magic power over where he thought Quail might be located.&nbsp; The magic appeared to be coming from Alfred the Unready.&nbsp; In an attempt to help out his fellow sigilist, he cast <strong>Fog</strong> way across the ruins to block Alfred's line of sight.&nbsp; Whether it actually did any good or not, who knows.<br /><br />The return trip was uneventful.&nbsp; All the warband was in good cheer despite the loss of Shadow VIII.&nbsp; 9Toe and Hatch were slowly recovering even though they were both a bit groggy.&nbsp; It would be nice to get back to the warmth of the library - and a pinto of beer or two.<br /><br />Bemis had hardly made it back to his library when he received word that his fellow sigilist, Quail, had been cut down during the fighting that day.&nbsp; Taking Nigel along, he quickly hurried over to Quail's base to check on her condition.&nbsp; To his relief, Quail had only taken a hard knock and seemed to be okay.&nbsp; "Quail, my old friend, it may be time for two old codgers like us to retire from adventuring."&nbsp; After a quick cup of tea, Bemis bid her farewell, with a promise to write to her at her university post.<br /><br />As for Bemis, he intends to remain in his library near Felstad for a while longer.&nbsp; The old library still has quite a few tomes and scrolls yet to be examined.&nbsp; Nigel was planning to hang around as well; for the time being.&nbsp; Agarn and the rest of the warband decided they would head to warmer environs.&nbsp; Rumor has it there is adventuring to be had sailing some ancient islands - for those brave enough to try it.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gobktIud2No/Wjnf8b2R26I/AAAAAAAABd0/4JnBcKyOojAT8nIz1BPtqoyIeME5SAA4gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171209_115532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gobktIud2No/Wjnf8b2R26I/AAAAAAAABd0/4JnBcKyOojAT8nIz1BPtqoyIeME5SAA4gCLcBGAs/s320/20171209_115532.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of game&nbsp;photo op</td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Epilogue</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Another great game to close out the 2017 campaign season.&nbsp;The&nbsp;loot turned out to be 230 gold, 2 grimoires, and 7 scrolls.&nbsp; For experience, Bemis received 420 and Nigel a mere 20.&nbsp; With this, Bemis ends the campaign at the grand level of 50 and Nigel ends at level 4.<br /><br />After the game, we exchanged gifts based on how many treasures each player obtained during the game.&nbsp; I received a couple of miniatures and a pot of Nuln's Oil wash.&nbsp; We then ate some lunch and set-up to play a test game of Ghost Archipelago.&nbsp; It was the first time any of us had actually played the rules.&nbsp; Unfortunately I did not record the events of that game nor did I capture any pictures - was too caught up trying to learn the new rules (fortunately there are not that many differences).&nbsp; The Heritors play completely different than the FG wizards.&nbsp; I think they will prove to be extremely interesting to learn&nbsp;to&nbsp;play.&nbsp; We all enjoyed the game and look forward to using GA for the 2018 campaign.<br /><br />For those who have read my posts - Thanks.&nbsp; I hope you have found them to be entertaining.<br /><br />Have a great holiday season and&nbsp;tune in next year for more adventures.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-73640888603625451342017-11-25T17:54:00.001-08:002017-11-25T20:53:09.840-08:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 11 - Death of the Lich Lord<br />We recently completed Game 11 of our 2017 Frostgrave campaign.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was the last scenario in the “Thaw of he Lich Lord” supplement book: The Final Battle.&nbsp; Once again, only 6 of our regular players could participate.&nbsp; With 6 players, we decided the Lich Lord would be located in a temple in the center of a hexagonal table surrounded by 6 Wraith Knights, 18 Death Cultists, and 36 Armored Skeletons.&nbsp; On hindsight, we probably should have included a Lich Queen as well since we had 6 players.<br /><br />You can find Wizard Quail's report here:&nbsp; <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/11/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-11-final.html" target="_blank">Frostgrave Campaign Game 11 The Final Battle</a>.&nbsp; It includes some additional background information as well as Quail's experience.&nbsp; Well worth the read.<br /><br />Bemis' Report:<br />"Nigel, most of the wizards have agreed to an assault on the Lich Lord's fortress, that hovering chunk of Felstad.&nbsp; Please prepare the lads for tomorrow morning" said Bemis as he entered the main room.&nbsp; "Then return and lets discuss strategy."<br /><br />While waiting on Nigel to return, Bemis and Agarn busied themselves with brewing potions and preparing scrolls.&nbsp; Bemis then retired to his observatory to peer through his celestial telescope, hoping to gain insight on the Lich Lord's location.&nbsp; While he did get some vague vision of the layout, he&nbsp;also discovered what appeared to be a chest containing a large amount of gold (successfully cast <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>).&nbsp; It&nbsp;should be located near a fallen statue.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ECyjQdfqBco/WhJI9u3OhGI/AAAAAAAABaU/mBeu90uwyaQoyBT1lKskxI4xzZ2YK7-kACLcBGAs/s1600/Reveal%2BSecret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1110" height="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ECyjQdfqBco/WhJI9u3OhGI/AAAAAAAABaU/mBeu90uwyaQoyBT1lKskxI4xzZ2YK7-kACLcBGAs/s320/Reveal%2BSecret.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A chest of gold?</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Nigel sat up late discussing strategy.&nbsp; They decided the best plan would be to stay close together and head straight towards the Lich Lord to engage him as quickly as possible, killing everything&nbsp;along the way; and of course grabbing as much treasure as possible.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4SiU-5pgsVg/WhOpWtTM6lI/AAAAAAAABcA/ycNbiEaO2TkTDlgQ5btLsgTYeiFa-EOPACLcBGAs/s1600/Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4SiU-5pgsVg/WhOpWtTM6lI/AAAAAAAABcA/ycNbiEaO2TkTDlgQ5btLsgTYeiFa-EOPACLcBGAs/s320/Layout.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table opposite Bemis' start point</td></tr></tbody></table>Morning came way too soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nigel led the warband into Felstad, towards the floating ruins.&nbsp; As they got closer, they headed to one of the large chains&nbsp;seemingly anchoring the ruins to the ground.&nbsp; It would be a long and tiresome climb.&nbsp; "Up we go lads" said Nigel.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once they reached the top, Bemis found himself behind a small ruined building.&nbsp; To his left he could detect the strange yellow creatures belonging to Gru.&nbsp;&nbsp;To the right he saw Saffron's warband taking up positions.&nbsp; And far across the ruins to his front, he could faintly see the duckmen of Alfred.&nbsp; While he couldn't detect her, Bemis knew Quail would be nearby as would Missy the Necro.&nbsp; <br /><br />Of immediate concern, there were three death cultists a few yards to the front and a group of skeletons to the right.&nbsp; "Nigel, the cultists are yours.&nbsp; Remember our plan. &nbsp;Agarn and I will take care of the skeletons" stated Bemis.&nbsp; With that, he reached down and picked up a piece of rubble.&nbsp; Bemis spoke the words for <strong>Grenade</strong> and threw it towards the skeletons.&nbsp; The enchanted rock flew straight and exploded with a bright flashed.&nbsp; When the dust had cleared, 3 of the skeletons were piles of bone.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Agarn attempted to emulate his master but messed up his incantation of the <strong>Grenade</strong> spell.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qIT_A1-LwLI/WhJLM9L5vuI/AAAAAAAABaw/RiK2YAILGKQWODHOJziVqPsGhy6mEMmOQCLcBGAs/s1600/Grenade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1010" height="225" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qIT_A1-LwLI/WhJLM9L5vuI/AAAAAAAABaw/RiK2YAILGKQWODHOJziVqPsGhy6mEMmOQCLcBGAs/s320/Grenade.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis throws a grenade</td></tr></tbody></table>Following the plan, Nigel and crew moved forward towards the center temple to engage the Lich Lord's minions; starting with the three death cultists.&nbsp;&nbsp;Having been briefed the night before, Kleppo moved to a ruined structure to search for the treasure Bemis had scryed with his <strong>Reveal Secret</strong> spell.&nbsp; He found it and quickly placed it in his pack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EqpigBerGqk/WhJJ-2BabSI/AAAAAAAABak/TuSS2Cgmc-Yoa3HHjrYctKKKFHXOBFdBACLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_095049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EqpigBerGqk/WhJJ-2BabSI/AAAAAAAABak/TuSS2Cgmc-Yoa3HHjrYctKKKFHXOBFdBACLcBGAs/s320/20171111_095049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kleppo grabs a treasure chest</td></tr></tbody></table>The entire warband, minus Kleppo, advanced towards the temple to escape the remaining skeletons.&nbsp; Nigel and Vale square off against&nbsp;two death cultists and fight them to a stand still.&nbsp; 9Toe doesn't mess around and&nbsp;quickly dispatches another.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsQjXOSyQkc/WhJJt7iXEXI/AAAAAAAABag/6_3pwpDZjO0TAwnza0VqjJfDvZFjn-bCQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_100400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsQjXOSyQkc/WhJJt7iXEXI/AAAAAAAABag/6_3pwpDZjO0TAwnza0VqjJfDvZFjn-bCQCLcBGAs/s320/20171111_100400.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and crew cutting down the Lich Lord's minions</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis cast <strong>Strength</strong> on Nigel to assist him with the upcoming battles while Agarn follows suit and&nbsp;casts <strong>Strength </strong>on Vale.&nbsp; Niko and Piko&nbsp;move forward to support their captain.&nbsp; With their help, Nigel easily takes out the cultist he was fighting. Side by side with Hatch and Diesel,&nbsp;Vale&nbsp;takes out&nbsp;the&nbsp;last cultist.&nbsp;&nbsp;A wraith knight slowly floats down the stairs leading to the top of the Lich Lord's temple; heading&nbsp;towards the warband.&nbsp; Vale makes good use of his <strong>Axe of Undead Slaying</strong> (+3 Fight against undead) to slice through its immaterial body, destroying the necromantic magic sustaining its existence.<br /><br />Continuing his movement&nbsp;towards the temple, Bemis catches wind of&nbsp;activity to his left and cast <strong>Fog</strong> to protect his lads from Gru's warband.&nbsp; Agarn also cast <strong>Fog</strong> to the right to provide protection in that direction.&nbsp; Another Wraith Knight floats down from the temple.&nbsp; Nigel moved forward a few steps to intercept it.&nbsp; Without any finesse, Nigel thrusts his sword (+2 Fight) through the immaterial creature's body, the magic contained in the sword easily robs it of its life force.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v9dE6uCE1ZA/WhJPGWCVMjI/AAAAAAAABbA/ukOK50h5QW8n-pd83gWaVQ-ObH5U7BgxQCLcBGAs/s1600/Fog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v9dE6uCE1ZA/WhJPGWCVMjI/AAAAAAAABbA/ukOK50h5QW8n-pd83gWaVQ-ObH5U7BgxQCLcBGAs/s320/Fog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis' warband&nbsp;fights its way&nbsp;forward</td></tr></tbody></table>Niko had made a mad dash up the stairs. He&nbsp;grabs a treasure and moves back down the staircase.&nbsp; Nigel, Niko,&nbsp;and Diesel move to the bottom of the stairs.&nbsp; The group is almost immediately set upon from behind by 3 cultists who had just killed one of Gru's dog like creature.<br /><br />The Lich Lord glances towards Bemis, his hollow eyes seemingly burning a hole through his very soul.&nbsp; A boney finger points his way as a bolt of necromantic evil leaps forth striking Bemis in the chest.&nbsp; Bemis staggers back, his robes smoking.&nbsp; He&nbsp;was battered but still standing (took 8 points of damage from an <strong>Elemental Bolt</strong>).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9ZUTP5kUHs/Wg5nTqNXzoI/AAAAAAAABaE/OdY_xGKYnq4aojyv7DiEl6YQHiMhWVoYACLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_105514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9ZUTP5kUHs/Wg5nTqNXzoI/AAAAAAAABaE/OdY_xGKYnq4aojyv7DiEl6YQHiMhWVoYACLcBGAs/s320/20171111_105514.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting off some death cultists</td></tr></tbody></table>As he shakes off the strike from the Lich Lord, he notices treasure chests floating through the air off to his left.&nbsp; He quickly incants the words for <strong>Drain Word - Telekinesis</strong>.&nbsp; "Can't make it too easy on my fellow wizards now can I?" he mused.&nbsp; He then moves forward and out of line of sight.&nbsp; Shadow bounds up the stairs, curious about the undead creature standing at the top.&nbsp; While Shadow is sniffing around the Lich Lord, Hatch, 9Toe, and Vale all grab treasure items.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NL5tE-9Ojd4/WhJLmrR4PXI/AAAAAAAABa0/sYRKD5JiNaEiFC9v9-0FDDdVg4N1lXBZQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_110311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NL5tE-9Ojd4/WhJLmrR4PXI/AAAAAAAABa0/sYRKD5JiNaEiFC9v9-0FDDdVg4N1lXBZQCLcBGAs/s320/20171111_110311.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe and Vale grabbing treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel and Diesel both manage&nbsp;kill a death cultist.&nbsp; The third cultist attacked Niko.&nbsp; Encumbered carrying a treasure, Niko barely fights off his attacker.&nbsp; Bemis casts another <strong>Fog</strong> wall (can't have too many fog walls).&nbsp;&nbsp;Agarn managed to cast <strong>Strength</strong> on Hatch.&nbsp; With energy running through him, Hatch moves to assist Niko.&nbsp; He engages a death cultist and deeply wounds him.&nbsp; While attempting to parry Hatch's strike, the cultist strikes a lucky bow on Niko, dropping him to the ground.&nbsp; Hatch's follow through kills the cultist.&nbsp; Piko picks up the treasure dropped by his brother.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pilA66MjDpU/WhOkzxjWpaI/AAAAAAAABbc/6izNqgMcnJkJAN2IjiG-KAqNPHndZDf7ACLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_110942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pilA66MjDpU/WhOkzxjWpaI/AAAAAAAABbc/6izNqgMcnJkJAN2IjiG-KAqNPHndZDf7ACLcBGAs/s320/20171111_110942.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More death cultists</td></tr></tbody></table>With all the cultists dead, Nigel and Vale climb up the stairs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bemis drinks a <strong>Potion of Healing</strong> in preparation for fighting the Lich Lord.&nbsp; He then follows Nigel up the stairs.&nbsp; Diesel quickly moves up the stairs to get in front of Bemis.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9F2PfwzTmVU/WhOmfaWWIjI/AAAAAAAABb0/pY8XioKIFdwWli0W2ss6RsBTh4F-hEAIwCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BLich%2BLord.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="999" height="230" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9F2PfwzTmVU/WhOmfaWWIjI/AAAAAAAABb0/pY8XioKIFdwWli0W2ss6RsBTh4F-hEAIwCLcBGAs/s320/The%2BLich%2BLord.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow barks at the Lich Lord</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c7u8ZrFeB2U/WhOmAScxj7I/AAAAAAAABbw/GGMdJ0NeskkapnXtsEIQn3QwjJE30ESTACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171111_114007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c7u8ZrFeB2U/WhOmAScxj7I/AAAAAAAABbw/GGMdJ0NeskkapnXtsEIQn3QwjJE30ESTACEwYBhgL/s320/20171111_114007.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to attack</td></tr></tbody></table>As he prepares to charge, Nigel noticed two other fighters from&nbsp;Missy's and Quail's warbands have already charged into contact with the Lich Lord.&nbsp; One of Alfred's duckmen was trying to hide in the shadows.&nbsp; With the&nbsp;evil creature&nbsp;distracted, he waved&nbsp;9Toe and Shadow&nbsp;forward and mentally prepared himself to attack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkCzAcO0S_U/Wg5m-jtzDII/AAAAAAAABaA/4I4fHxFzDugL9bwAG07HvuZ1pHAfpWllwCLcBGAs/s1600/Final%2BFight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkCzAcO0S_U/Wg5m-jtzDII/AAAAAAAABaA/4I4fHxFzDugL9bwAG07HvuZ1pHAfpWllwCLcBGAs/s320/Final%2BFight.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big fight scene</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis watched as Nigel charged the Lich Lord.&nbsp; The foul being was distracted by his other attackers and turned too late.&nbsp; Nigel's furious charge momentarily stunned the Lich but not near as much as when his downward swing&nbsp;cleaved through his body.&nbsp; As the Lich writhed and thrashed around, you could see the necromanitc energies keeping him alive start to flicker.&nbsp; Nigel quickly saw a chance to end the fight quickly and stabbed the Lich through his right eye with his dagger.&nbsp;&nbsp;This coup de grace did the trick and the remains of the Lich Lord crumpled to the stone floor in a mound of smoldering ash.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YV9YvHECgUU/WhOkcTpbrxI/AAAAAAAABbY/p7iY4-Sem78l2M0L5UzJtIRhfXuFzI-wwCLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_114944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YV9YvHECgUU/WhOkcTpbrxI/AAAAAAAABbY/p7iY4-Sem78l2M0L5UzJtIRhfXuFzI-wwCLcBGAs/s320/20171111_114944.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lich Lord falls</td></tr></tbody></table>The other fighters present, as well as Bemis, were astonished at the ferocity of Nigel's attack.&nbsp; When the surprise wore off, they all cheered his victory.&nbsp; The celebration was short lived as almost immediately the&nbsp;four warbands present on top of the throne started to suspiciously eye each other.&nbsp; With the Lich Lord dead, all previous agreements were null and void.&nbsp; Then the floating ruins started to quake and shudder.&nbsp; The magic holding the "island" in the sky was decaying.&nbsp; Columns were toppling and&nbsp;walls were&nbsp;crumbing.&nbsp; Bemis signaled to withdraw.&nbsp;&nbsp;His warband slowly backed away and moved down the stairway.&nbsp; Nigel remained behind to cover the withdrawal, hoping that his display of martial prowess would be enough to discourage any thoughts of&nbsp;foul play.&nbsp; <br /><br />Once&nbsp;Bemis reached the bottom, he saw 9Toe was still up top and carrying a treasure.&nbsp; Not trusting the other warbands,&nbsp;he cast <strong>Transpose</strong> on 9Toe and Diesel.&nbsp; This put 9Toe and his treasure in a safer area.&nbsp; Of course, it also left Diesel hanging if anyone decided to get treacherous.&nbsp; Fortunately, no one was looking for a fight. <br /><br />Agarn spotted a wraith knight off in the distance.&nbsp; He cast <strong>Furious Quill</strong> upon the foul creature hoping to slow its advance.&nbsp; Fortuned prevailed and the wraith knight headed towards Saffron's warband.&nbsp; Nigel had the opportunity to capture a treasure from one of Gru's minions.&nbsp; But since Gru had not attempted to interfere with his warband, he decided to keep the peace.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nigel and Diesel headed down the stairs and towards the extraction point.&nbsp; At the bottom of the stairs, Diesel stopped and slung Niko over his shoulder.&nbsp; Couldn't leave him behind, his brother Piko wouldn't be happy.&nbsp; As the ruins lurched again, Diesel quickly moved to catch up with the rest of the group.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuFBslVdZg0/WhOmAcFqAHI/AAAAAAAABbs/qz6y6n1AluAJE_TRHtwnboYOG6jYy3gtQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_121838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuFBslVdZg0/WhOmAcFqAHI/AAAAAAAABbs/qz6y6n1AluAJE_TRHtwnboYOG6jYy3gtQCLcBGAs/s320/20171111_121838.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the lads withdraw leaving undead corpses everywhere</td></tr></tbody></table>As they retreated from the Lich Lord's lair, Bemis and Agarn nervously glanced from side to side.&nbsp; Always on alert for an attack by their rivals.&nbsp; They both cast additional <strong>Fog</strong> to cover the warband.&nbsp; They made it to their extraction point without incident.&nbsp;&nbsp;Several more tremors shook the ruins as they&nbsp;seemed to be slowly dropping down.&nbsp; Once again Nigel remained back to provide cover as the others started down.<br /><br />Burdened down with five treasure items and Niko's unconscious body (dwarves are not lightweight), the trip down the chains was a harrowing experience.&nbsp; Combined with constantly looking up to avoid falling rocks and other debris, its a wonder no one fell.&nbsp; Fortune was with the warband as everyone made it down without incident.&nbsp; Niko actually gained consciousness halfway down.&nbsp; The squeal he made when he opened eyes and found himself dangling upside down was so funny that his brother Piko almost fell from laughing too hard.﻿﻿﻿<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mOk6vM6bgGg/WhJPyUP7wUI/AAAAAAAABbI/j2-v4eyrLJIvTa50ULeOQJ8oxfzdmc_aACLcBGAs/s1600/20171111_124207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mOk6vM6bgGg/WhJPyUP7wUI/AAAAAAAABbI/j2-v4eyrLJIvTa50ULeOQJ8oxfzdmc_aACLcBGAs/s320/20171111_124207.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the lads</td></tr></tbody></table>Back in his library, Bemis sat&nbsp;by the fireplace listening to his warband unwind after the day's activities.&nbsp; Tired of the constant cold, some of the lads started talking about moving to a warmer environment.&nbsp; Rumors had just started coming in about adventuring opportunities in the tropical south, provided you weren't afraid of sailing.&nbsp; Maybe when winter ended, some of the lads&nbsp;would head that way.<br /><br />Epilogue<br /><br />To say Bemis had a good outing would be an understatement - he had an excellent outing.&nbsp; Bemis and the lads tally for the day was 3 skeletons, 6 death cultists, 2 wraith knights, and 1 Lich Lord.&nbsp; The loot haul consisted of 5 treasures: 950 gold coins, 3 scrolls, 2 grimoires (Summon Demon x 2).&nbsp; Bemis already had Summon Demon so both grimoires were sold for 250 gc each giving a total of 1450 gc.&nbsp; Of this total, Nigel received 203 gc for his services (seems cheap considering).&nbsp; As for experience, Nigel gained 60 points while&nbsp;Bemis garnered 855 xp.&nbsp; For Bemis, this brings him to level 46.<br /><br />How did the Lich Lord die to a single attack?<br /><br />Nigel's basic fight number is +3; add +1 for duel wielding sword and dagger; +2 for magic sword; and +2 for having received the spell Strength to give him a +8 Fight.&nbsp; He had four other attackers in the melee, each contributing +2 fight = +8 fight.&nbsp; As he charged in, he utilized his Captain's trick - Furious Charge for +3 Fight (for one roll, declared before rolling).&nbsp; This totaled to a +19 Fight.&nbsp; Nigel rolled a 19.&nbsp; This gave him a total attack number of 38.&nbsp; This easily bested the Lich Lord's roll.<br /><br />The 38 became 40 for damage due to Nigel wearing Gloves of Strength (+2 damage in melee).<br /><br />The Lich Lord had armor 14 and 25 health plus the Elemental Shield which would absorb 2 damage.&nbsp; The 40 damage was reduced to 37 by the Elemental Shield, then to 23 by the Lich Lord's armor. The Lich Lord subtracted the 23 damage from his 25 health leaving him with&nbsp;2 health.&nbsp; Nigel then utilized another Captain trick, Coup de Grace with causes +2 damage and can be triggered after damage calculation, putting the Lich Lord at&nbsp;0 health.&nbsp; Victory to Nigel!<br /><br />While this game ended the Thaw of the Lich Lord campaign, we still have one more campaign game to play&nbsp;in 2017.&nbsp; It will be a homebrew&nbsp;Christmas related scenario complete with real world presents; and hopefully cookies.&nbsp; Stay tuned until next time for the details.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-64755314491607535252017-11-07T19:53:00.001-08:002017-11-07T19:53:24.603-08:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 10 - The Bone Wheel Goes Round and Round<br />Two weeks ago we played game 10 of our 2017 Frostgrave campaign, the Bone Wheel from the&nbsp; "Thaw of he Lich Lord" scenario book.&nbsp; We had six of our regulars in attendance.&nbsp; The table was set-up with three bone wheels spaced across the center of the table.&nbsp; All the treasure was placed on the bone wheel meaning the warbands would have to move to the center of the table.&nbsp; The bone wheels would block line of sight and we deemed the treasures could not be moved by <b>Telekinesis</b>.<br /><br />We drew for starting positions and I choose a corner spot to reduce how many wizards I'd have to deal with.&nbsp; With full coffee cups and warm dice, we settled down to play.<br /><br />You can view Quail's report here:&nbsp;<a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/10/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-10-bones.html" target="_blank"> Game 10 The Bone Wheels</a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GCNAau_nYO0/WgE1U3X6QDI/AAAAAAAABZs/RdoskVfFHXAadhZGc3EXaU4qmC7CkNvrACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GCNAau_nYO0/WgE1U3X6QDI/AAAAAAAABZs/RdoskVfFHXAadhZGc3EXaU4qmC7CkNvrACEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093229.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Bone Wheels</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The last foray into the frozen city was a great success.&nbsp; The warband had gained a lot of loot and had thwarted the Lich Lord's latest scheme.&nbsp; But Bemis knew the evil one was not finished.&nbsp; The rumors of people disappearing persisted.&nbsp; Another trip into the ruins was in order.&nbsp; Bemis sent Nigel to visit the local taverns that Sir Cardidil the Knight (from Quail's warband) frequented to spread word about the Lich Lord's activities.&nbsp; Nigel returned, successful in contacting the knight.&nbsp; He immediately began to prepare the lads.<br /><br />Bemis and Agarn sat down at the scriptorium and spent some time transcribing the spells Transpose and Dispel (Successful casting of <b>Write Scroll</b> by both). They then turned their attention to their firing up the Cauldron of Brewing.&nbsp; The two spellcasters focused hard on successfully brewing two Potions of Invisibility (Bemis and Agarn successfully cast <b>Brew Potion</b>).&nbsp; While using the cauldron to brew a potion, Bemis thought of the other cauldron his warband had recently recovered.&nbsp; Even though it had been scrubbed out several times, the large pot still reeked with necromantic magic.&nbsp; Bemis knew he would have to destroy it soon.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hu7Nq1lW5YM/WgE1U3t9KEI/AAAAAAAABZs/I-DtKjzOs74Td9swnGbwLBOQrrJ0P7T4gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hu7Nq1lW5YM/WgE1U3t9KEI/AAAAAAAABZs/I-DtKjzOs74Td9swnGbwLBOQrrJ0P7T4gCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093242.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the game table</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bemis was successful in calling forth his familiar (a beaver), Agarn failed to summon his creature. <br /><br />Bemis let his familiar go play in the small pond out back while he climbed to stairs to his observatory to peer through his Celestial Telescope.&nbsp; He hoped he might gain some insight before their next foray into the ruins.&nbsp; As he concentrated, he was able to perceive a great treasure was hidden inside an ancient burial hut.&nbsp; The hut appeared to located near their intended search area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJC7IGkVaUY/WgE1WhO5g9I/AAAAAAAABZs/RXqQOUDRNT8Dl4vl4NByWQRbBvoGGZD8QCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJC7IGkVaUY/WgE1WhO5g9I/AAAAAAAABZs/RXqQOUDRNT8Dl4vl4NByWQRbBvoGGZD8QCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A treasure inside a burial hut</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Being as prepared as he could be, Bemis headed off to get some sleep.&nbsp; The morning would come soon enough.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />The next day proved to be cold but clear.&nbsp; Not a cloud in the sky.&nbsp; As his warband stood around waiting to get started, Bemis told Agarn about the burial hut.&nbsp; "It will be your job to explore it and see what you can find" he relayed to his young protege.&nbsp; With that accomplished, Bemis asked Nigel to lead them out.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lei1sKgHSDE/WgE1Uwn--aI/AAAAAAAABZs/sy_nOGAfp84RuVPUoffQCbWzIcxct7o6ACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lei1sKgHSDE/WgE1Uwn--aI/AAAAAAAABZs/sy_nOGAfp84RuVPUoffQCbWzIcxct7o6ACEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093253.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffron the Summoner</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XstqlSN7XPQ/WgE1VtNNn2I/AAAAAAAABZs/Eb9dTqEd2mQ803mcE2AFirYc7GFnzmp9QCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XstqlSN7XPQ/WgE1VtNNn2I/AAAAAAAABZs/Eb9dTqEd2mQ803mcE2AFirYc7GFnzmp9QCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093300.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missy the Necromancer</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S0shtX3pY8Y/WgE1WANE6hI/AAAAAAAABZs/s1v_LLSqrjc2I2UIU58r8ZZ_-y_s8N6agCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_093313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S0shtX3pY8Y/WgE1WANE6hI/AAAAAAAABZs/s1v_LLSqrjc2I2UIU58r8ZZ_-y_s8N6agCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_093313.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A warband of strange yellow creatures led by Grue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />As the warband approached their destination, Bemis could sense a lot of magic energy in the air.&nbsp; He could detect faint traces of several other wizards moving through the ruins; including his fellow Sigilist Quail.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-WMa0sRPEA/WgE1X11P-zI/AAAAAAAABZs/RLC6TuU1eZoegEC2ePwwd-_mELjyOcijwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_101032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-WMa0sRPEA/WgE1X11P-zI/AAAAAAAABZs/RLC6TuU1eZoegEC2ePwwd-_mELjyOcijwCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_101032.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5JhEkwPXjUo/WgE1XHhDzOI/AAAAAAAABZs/k6-8jkt1TBseF2_ClbWeqOmDxVoNIkU1gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_100952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5JhEkwPXjUo/WgE1XHhDzOI/AAAAAAAABZs/k6-8jkt1TBseF2_ClbWeqOmDxVoNIkU1gCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_100952.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the lads</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bemis immediately cast <b>Fog</b> to cover his warband as it moved forward to investigate the strange wheel that appeared to be constructed of hundreds of bones.&nbsp; Looking closer, Bemis could see there were several bodies hanging from the structure.&nbsp; "What foul evil is this" he thought as he waved his warband forward.&nbsp; As he moved closer for a better look, he rounded a wall section and found himself staring at the faint outline of an incorporeal apparition floating a foot or so above the ground.&nbsp; As it moved, it passed right through a stone wall.&nbsp; Bemis had read about such horrors but thought they were the ravings of lunatic minds, the things of myths and legends.&nbsp; But here in front of him was proof of their existence.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJ0IPFFQXIw/WgE1YizmpiI/AAAAAAAABZs/JFl05qGC-uArhTu-52daBTgUSK3e5c5wACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_102245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJ0IPFFQXIw/WgE1YizmpiI/AAAAAAAABZs/JFl05qGC-uArhTu-52daBTgUSK3e5c5wACEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_102245.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and Nigel face down a banshee</td></tr></tbody></table>Not knowing what to do, he drew his sword and charged - "Nigel, to me".&nbsp; Nigel wastes no time and runs forward around the wall.&nbsp; He almost almost halts in his tracks as he sees Bemis fending off a ghastly looking aberration.&nbsp; He collects his wits and quickly continues his charge into contact.&nbsp; With his adrenaline flowing, Nigel strikes swiftly and sinks his sword into its eerie and ghost-like body.&nbsp; The banshee's mouth opens as it tries to make a sound but it can only writhe around as it slowly faded away into a mere wisp before completely disappearing (20 xp to Bemis and 10 xp for Nigel).&nbsp; "Thanks Nigel" said Bemis as he wondered if he needed to change his pants. "We need to check those bodies to see if they are still alive" he said, pointing at the bone wheel.&nbsp; Vale, 9Toe, and Diesel Vin quickly move towards the wheel <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FI-DDJjDqu8/WgE1Y71MAtI/AAAAAAAABZs/HdDJWSJgnZQ7N0Pyb2B4Z0ecIBj9GEDxACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_102251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FI-DDJjDqu8/WgE1Y71MAtI/AAAAAAAABZs/HdDJWSJgnZQ7N0Pyb2B4Z0ecIBj9GEDxACEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_102251.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel slays the banshee</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Agarn, seeing some strange yellow creatures moving around on the far side of the bone wheel, emulated his Master and cast <b>Fog</b> to provide additional cover.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_6iH4_iHnfY/WgE1ZrMUivI/AAAAAAAABZs/AQ-3_AToyXE8zKlBxn92GtkOsJ1aozFAQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_103106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_6iH4_iHnfY/WgE1ZrMUivI/AAAAAAAABZs/AQ-3_AToyXE8zKlBxn92GtkOsJ1aozFAQCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_103106.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fogs placed on both sides of the bone wheel to block line of sight</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A horrid bone chilling scream pierced the morning mist.&nbsp; Another banshee was loose in the ruins (and attacking Saffarn's warband).<br /><br />Bemis attempted to cast <b>Strength</b>.&nbsp; He must have been still rattled by the encounter with the banshee as he doesn't even come close to incanting the correct words and ends up with a slight nose bleed (suffered a point of damage for miscasting).&nbsp; Agarn cast <b>Drain Word - Elemental Dart</b>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4EdK4bfhUtk/WgE1a3858uI/AAAAAAAABZs/MnErVmV471k8SC8lUOj0bvXSXO9tP9aiwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_105503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4EdK4bfhUtk/WgE1a3858uI/AAAAAAAABZs/MnErVmV471k8SC8lUOj0bvXSXO9tP9aiwCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_105503.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis' warband gathers treasures from the bone wheel.</td></tr></tbody></table>Vale, 9Toe, and Diesel reach the bone wheel and quickly cut down three bodies hanging on the wheel.&nbsp; They notice two things.&nbsp; First, all three bodies are still alive, just barely.&nbsp; And second, they all had pouches around their neck that must contain some gold since they jingled when touched.&nbsp; They heard some movement on the other side of the bone wheel.&nbsp; The strange yellow critters have moved closer.&nbsp; They quickly grab the three pouches and start to back away as Hatch and Kleppo move up to provide them some support.&nbsp; If the yellow creatures come through the fog, they will pay dearly.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83hmXXdeHZo/WgE1acmSJII/AAAAAAAABZs/i4Wp7RInO6IpWUgR9roT3XT8i4kWmNVDQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_105455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83hmXXdeHZo/WgE1acmSJII/AAAAAAAABZs/i4Wp7RInO6IpWUgR9roT3XT8i4kWmNVDQCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_105455.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two wild dogs pick up Nigel's scent </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Nigel saw a threat to Agarn in the form of two wild dogs emerging from the ruins; he moved in that direction.&nbsp; The two dogs, wild eyed and snarling, leapt at Nigel.&nbsp; Nigel met their attacks by blocking one with his sword and impaling the other with his dagger.&nbsp; Agarn cheered the old sword master.&nbsp; Now the odds were even (10 points xp for Nigel).<br /><br />Niko and Piko decide to move towards what looks to be another bone wheel in the distance.&nbsp; Shadow sees them move off.&nbsp; Barking happily, he bounds ahead of them as he sees some ducks flying through the air (Alfred the Unready was using <b>Leap</b> to extract his minions carrying treasures much to Quail's dismay).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qjilEo7jKFg/WgE1ctZpD0I/AAAAAAAABZs/NSpWTCCNh0gRg9tTCBfxmx07PvTlyPB3QCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_113548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qjilEo7jKFg/WgE1ctZpD0I/AAAAAAAABZs/NSpWTCCNh0gRg9tTCBfxmx07PvTlyPB3QCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_113548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The great wizard Bemis</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis noticed Nigel engaged with a wild dog and cast <b>Strength</b> on him to aid his attacks.&nbsp; Nigel, feeling the energy running through him, easily bested the remaining wild dog (10 points xp for Nigel).&nbsp; While Nigel finished on the last of the wild dogs, Agarn<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NkSGctAs7bs/WgE1bFwwv2I/AAAAAAAABZs/ZbQbT0wtYfItcXAtpKmcn5afCCtQtBmrwCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_110651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel fighting a wild dog</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bemis then leaned forward to touch the strange bone wheel device and was immediately sorry that he did.&nbsp; A wave of necromantic evil temporarily washed over him leaving him weak and nauseated (20 points xp for Bemis for touching the bone wheel).&nbsp; "The Lich Lord must be stopped and this foulness purged from Felstad" ran through his mind.&nbsp; Agarn seeing his master stumble a bit cast <b>Strength</b> on him<br /><br />As he stumbled backwards, Bemis noticed someone lurking in some nearby ruins.&nbsp; He quickly pulled out a feather and cast an enchantment on it (successfully cast <b>Furious Quill</b>).&nbsp; He then threw it towards Quail's ranger.&nbsp; Unfortunately the feather did not fly straight and tumbled to the ground (The ranger resisted the spell).&nbsp; Niko and Piko continued their friendly and peaceful movement towards Quail's warband, their eye on a treasure chest laying in the ruins of what appeared to be an old tavern.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5L2Nus4uhA4/WgE1dVisUWI/AAAAAAAABZs/fQROAiLpOf8oMPx-USX-qkb5mloM_XMpACEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_115227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5L2Nus4uhA4/WgE1dVisUWI/AAAAAAAABZs/fQROAiLpOf8oMPx-USX-qkb5mloM_XMpACEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_115227.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow playfully bounds up to Quail's treasure hunter</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Sexm_7r1sE/WgE1d7rMLFI/AAAAAAAABZs/7owWk_lBKEIa-lsFHvozf9U-cfOcLcyNQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_115724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Sexm_7r1sE/WgE1d7rMLFI/AAAAAAAABZs/7owWk_lBKEIa-lsFHvozf9U-cfOcLcyNQCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_115724.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow is viciously attacked by Quail's young apprentice Bailey</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JL5Rjus2Y3I/WgE1eOXCCLI/AAAAAAAABZs/2zSoN9tubJQHCtBtlzbmgAAYifSPwKP0gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_115740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JL5Rjus2Y3I/WgE1eOXCCLI/AAAAAAAABZs/2zSoN9tubJQHCtBtlzbmgAAYifSPwKP0gCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_115740.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Shadow is cruelly knocked to the ground</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Shadow caught up with Quail's treasure hunter, playfully nipping at his heels looking for a Scooby snack.<br /><br /><br />Agarn roots around in the burial hut and finds a small chest.&nbsp; He places it in his backpack and heads towards Nigel. Bemis again successfully cast <b>Furious Quill</b> on Quail's ranger.&nbsp; The feather flew straight and true but fell short of it's target.<br /><br />Over to the right, Bemis heard Quail yell "Run boys and girls" as she pulled up her robes and disappeared into the ruins (retreated off the board).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OkwJ78f9038/WgE1dBT8caI/AAAAAAAABZs/7o6trhOANY098BSZBmFpfouC1T40rmiRgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_114350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OkwJ78f9038/WgE1dBT8caI/AAAAAAAABZs/7o6trhOANY098BSZBmFpfouC1T40rmiRgCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_114350.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel observes Quail's warband in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Agarn cast<b> Drain Word Leap</b>, cancelling out <b>Drain Word Elemental Bolt</b>.<br /><br />Niko and Piko charged into combat with Bailey - "Revenge for Agarn" they yelled.&nbsp; After whacking on her on the bottom with the flats of their swords (causing 8 points of damage), they quickly withdrew chuckling to themselves, "You should have seen her face, priceless".&nbsp; As they returned to the warband, Nigel gave them a good dressing down for leaving the warband and picking on the young girl.<br /><br />And with that, Bemis rallied his warband and burdened with four treasures, they slowly departed the ruined city.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1bP1aVz2_l0/WgE1epz93XI/AAAAAAAABZs/dq6enYx3S4gKBoGG-lFx0YGMiQTw-4C4gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20171021_120312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1bP1aVz2_l0/WgE1epz93XI/AAAAAAAABZs/dq6enYx3S4gKBoGG-lFx0YGMiQTw-4C4gCEwYBhgL/s320/20171021_120312.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End game warband pose</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Post game<br /><br />Back in cozy warmth of his library, Bemis looks through the day's haul: 20 gold coins and a <b>Ring of Will</b>, 60 gold coins and a Fate Stone, 100 gold coins and a grimoire (<b>Combat Awareness</b>), and the box Agarn recovered from the burial hut.&nbsp; Bemis cautiously opened the lid.&nbsp; Inside was an ornately decorated horn.&nbsp; After studying the runes carved on the horn, he concluded this was the a legendary <b>Horn of Hellfire</b>, thought to have been missing for at least four centuries.&nbsp; It should come in handy.<br /><br />As usual, Bemis then retired into his reading room to decompress from the day's activities by studying some of the arcane tomes (successfully cast <b>Absorb Knowledge</b>).<br /><br />Total experience:&nbsp; 8 spells successfully cast for 80 xp, killed a banshee for 20 xp, Bemis touched the bone wheel for 20 xp, 4 treasures recovered for 200 xp, and Absorb Knowledge for 50 xp&nbsp; = 370 xp.<br /><br />With this latest adventure, Bemis has surpassed the great and infamous Druid wizard Knabe in levels.<br /><br />Nigel gained 50 xp which brings his Captain xp to a total of 380.<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />This was a another great game.&nbsp; The banshees seemed to die pretty easily and were not much of a threat.&nbsp; The treasure on the bone wheels was grabbed quickly before they even got a chance to rotate.&nbsp; Once treasures were grabbed, everyone looked to the center of the table and decided to make an attempt to intercept either Quail's or Alfred henchmen as they carried away treasures.&nbsp; No one was successful in doing so but is was a little funny seeing the two scramble to escape.&nbsp; I saw it as pay back for Quail attempting an end run against my unguarded Reveal Secret treasure several scenarios back -&nbsp; All in good fun.<br /><br />Our next game will the final fight against the Lich Lord.&nbsp; This looks like it will be a challenging scenario.&nbsp; Can't wait...... Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-9158276452128640732017-10-14T20:28:00.000-07:002017-10-15T08:13:04.836-07:00Campaign Game 9 - The Cauldrons<br />Last month we played game 9 of this year's campaign, the Dark Cauldron scenario from the&nbsp;Thaw of the Lich Lord.&nbsp; You can find Quail's report here <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/09/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-9-dark.html" target="_blank">The Dark Cauldron</a>.<br /><br />We only had six of our regular players available so that meant there would be three cauldrons along the centerline of the table.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1me4IOefBg/WdGif3evkMI/AAAAAAAABXc/f4HlgoJKgcg4ACyXv-69UwN_CS9uag4jQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_083727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1me4IOefBg/WdGif3evkMI/AAAAAAAABXc/f4HlgoJKgcg4ACyXv-69UwN_CS9uag4jQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_083727.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>With all the gold earned from the last game, Bemis was able to spruce up his base with a few purchases: a Scriptorium, a Cauldron, and a Celestial Telescope.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xWA4wzLxXA/WdGif-Q26zI/AAAAAAAABXc/i13SVyU2PAMllp0Xf8Hb4iwc-4oRCHDfQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_083648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xWA4wzLxXA/WdGif-Q26zI/AAAAAAAABXc/i13SVyU2PAMllp0Xf8Hb4iwc-4oRCHDfQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_083648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the three cauldrons</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MYVrmYHjVNs/WdGigkSx32I/AAAAAAAABXc/NGOCr5hnng8qn4sV638HidFMrwAdagDlgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_083732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MYVrmYHjVNs/WdGigkSx32I/AAAAAAAABXc/NGOCr5hnng8qn4sV638HidFMrwAdagDlgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_083732.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>To my front was my old friend Quail.&nbsp; Diagonally and to the right was the evil Necromancer Missy and to my&nbsp;immediate right was the Summoner Saffron (He claims the name is really Challara but you know how demon worshipers stretch the truth).&nbsp; At the far end of the table were Alfred the Unready and the strange yellow wizard creature called Gru.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_qTHCA8HL4I/WdGw6G10u6I/AAAAAAAABXo/1MfBotQuKmM2UuBtkrvx1hcnZYqq0QQZwCLcBGAs/s1600/Setup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1500" height="181" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_qTHCA8HL4I/WdGw6G10u6I/AAAAAAAABXo/1MfBotQuKmM2UuBtkrvx1hcnZYqq0QQZwCLcBGAs/s320/Setup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />"Hey boss, looks like everyone is preparing to enter the ruins tomorrow in an attempt to counter the Lich Lord's activities.&nbsp; Are we going in too?" asked Nigel.&nbsp; Bemis looked up thoughtfully from the arcane tome he was reading.&nbsp; "Yes, I think it is best if we do.&nbsp; An evil stench is falling over the area.&nbsp; Get the lads prepared to move out early in the morning." he replied.<br /><br />Taking a sip of tea, Bemis pondered the reports he had been hearing.&nbsp; Random disappearances, graves being robbed of corpses, and a persistent and reoccurring mist had him worried what it all might mean.&nbsp; Finishing his tea, he called out to Agarn to join him in the workshop.<br /><br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svodomeW4Zg/WdGihuMgGGI/AAAAAAAABWY/71w2qww-6Z0Q-__o3f071K4Me-t5uobYwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170909_084044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svodomeW4Zg/WdGihuMgGGI/AAAAAAAABWY/71w2qww-6Z0Q-__o3f071K4Me-t5uobYwCLcBGAs/s320/20170909_084044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Revealed Secret</td></tr></tbody></table>Together they sat down and worked on preparing scrolls for the next day.&nbsp; Things were made easier with the acquisition of his new scriptorium (both successfully cast Write Scroll - Drain Word and Reveal Secret).&nbsp; The two then moved over to the alchemical work area to try out the new brewing cauldron (Bemis splashed the cash).&nbsp; They managed to brew up two healing potions (both successfully cast Brew Potion).&nbsp; After several hours, Bemis finally moved over to try out his new Celestial Telescope to try and gain some insight into the next day's trip.&nbsp; However, something was preventing him from focusing into Felstad (failed castings of Reveal Secret).&nbsp; So he decided to utilize his newly written scroll - Reveal Secret.&nbsp; The image he received in his mind showed something located in the roots of a haunted tree.&nbsp; He told Agarn it was his responsibility to find recover the object.&nbsp; The last thing they did was attempt to summon some familiars but both failed their castings.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CqSr964St-Y/WdGiho1PkhI/AAAAAAAABWU/difYx3V3PmMIJSrPwFb6pchFV-gNFuYkgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170909_083941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CqSr964St-Y/WdGiho1PkhI/AAAAAAAABWU/difYx3V3PmMIJSrPwFb6pchFV-gNFuYkgCLcBGAs/s320/20170909_083941.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the Lads</td></tr></tbody></table>Early the next morning, Bemis and friends move through the ruins towards the sound of some chanting.&nbsp; Visibility was reduced due to a low hanging mist (16 inch line of sight).&nbsp; Bemis, detecting some movement nearby, casts Fog to cover his warband.&nbsp; Nigel, Vale, and 9Toe round a corner and find themselves facing five cultists.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lt0xTJ-NbkE/WdGiiK3YyuI/AAAAAAAABXc/oqM36MMLi-4aEEU7BesQxwOYz_2jzM7mgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_085550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lt0xTJ-NbkE/WdGiiK3YyuI/AAAAAAAABXc/oqM36MMLi-4aEEU7BesQxwOYz_2jzM7mgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_085550.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel casts Fog</td></tr></tbody></table>And to make matters worst, a zombie climbs out of the cauldron and shambles towards them.<br />Agarn attempted to cast Drain Word but really stumbled on the incantation.&nbsp; He quickly unrolls a scroll to complete the casting - Drain Word - Bone Dart.<br /><br />The cultists charge.&nbsp; Nigel finds himself engaged with two of these foul humans, killing one (10 xp for Nigel, 10 xp for the warband) and driving off the other.&nbsp; Vale finds himself engaged with two cultists as well but isn't as successful as he incurs a minor wound.&nbsp; He is then set upon by the zombie which also causes him a wound.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SBMcB0_h5C8/WdGii8E9VvI/AAAAAAAABXc/Is86CZCFEbkETG-G5x6wcU35GFsiRQYvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_091321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SBMcB0_h5C8/WdGii8E9VvI/AAAAAAAABXc/Is86CZCFEbkETG-G5x6wcU35GFsiRQYvgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_091321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle is joined with the cultists</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis again decides to cast Fog to cover his group.&nbsp; Agarn spots something laying in the snow and manages to cast Telekinesis to move it closer.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLFbBMz0arE/WdGijFOn64I/AAAAAAAABXc/MLnAppw1f8IGvJhYUkySfKwukKJ_6fSIACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_094122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLFbBMz0arE/WdGijFOn64I/AAAAAAAABXc/MLnAppw1f8IGvJhYUkySfKwukKJ_6fSIACEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_094122.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis moves up for a better look</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel fights the cultist again, and after two rounds manages to slay him (10 xp for Nigel, 10 xp for the warband).&nbsp; Vale is overwhelmed by the zombie and slumps to the ground.&nbsp; 9Toe manages to scoop up a small box laying in the ruins.&nbsp; As he does so, he hears the moanful howling of two rangifers off in the distance.&nbsp; "Hope they are not coming this way" he thinks to himself (Fortunately they appeared near Buck's warband).&nbsp; Another zombie crawled out of the cauldron but fortunately moved towards Quail's warband.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1_r4CVmhk1M/WdGii4PUBjI/AAAAAAAABXc/EEMH-ntsyuUdpfh7vmXD504vp-MWVoseQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_092558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1_r4CVmhk1M/WdGii4PUBjI/AAAAAAAABXc/EEMH-ntsyuUdpfh7vmXD504vp-MWVoseQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_092558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog provides cover for Bemis' warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Agarn both attempt to cast Grenade, both fail.&nbsp; Nigel, distracted by seeing Vale fall, is badly wounded by a cultist (10 pts of damage).&nbsp; With a tremedous backswing, he then decapitates the cultist (26 damage) (10 xp for Nigel, 10 xp for the warband).&nbsp; Bemis is set upon by a zombie and a cultist.&nbsp; Once again the old wizard demonstrated his martial prowess by slaying them both (20 pts for the warband).﻿﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44cVjuT34VU/WdGimJXKG7I/AAAAAAAABXc/rgUY0ZRyH3AnARdMWi6Xt3W_jFBWdH7fgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_102109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44cVjuT34VU/WdGimJXKG7I/AAAAAAAABXc/rgUY0ZRyH3AnARdMWi6Xt3W_jFBWdH7fgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_102109.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis joins the fight<br /><div align="left">﻿</div></td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, over to the left, Diesel Vin decides to teleport to the top of a nearby tower using a Potion of Teleport.&nbsp; This was probably speeded along by the appearance of a specter nearby.&nbsp; The specter also enticed Piko into drinking his Potion of Invisibility as he moved over to a small treasure chest.&nbsp; Kleppo and Shadow gang up on Quail's dog but only manage to inflict a minor wound.<br /><br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyFs-ACMkNo/WdGikhnC4KI/AAAAAAAABXc/5PL7gSKTRIYOcVDQ4ya9s2gB9yM0Z5_RwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_100932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyFs-ACMkNo/WdGikhnC4KI/AAAAAAAABXc/5PL7gSKTRIYOcVDQ4ya9s2gB9yM0Z5_RwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_100932.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spectre and a wraith</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis again casts Grenade, successfully this time.&nbsp; Sadly it failed to cause any damage to Quail's warband.&nbsp; Agarn forgoes a chance to cast in order to pickup a treasure.<br />﻿﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwMWj1genMg/WdGimH1luhI/AAAAAAAABXc/uf6cZtD8SFIjoZd_2QOKZEdE_62WGAMNACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_103235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwMWj1genMg/WdGimH1luhI/AAAAAAAABXc/uf6cZtD8SFIjoZd_2QOKZEdE_62WGAMNACEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_103235.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn remembers to pick up the Revealed Secret treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel continued his melee with the cultist band killing the last of them with a well placed thrust (10 xp for Nigel, 10 xp for the warband).<br /><br />Diesel is delighted to see a treasure chest on top of the tower and quickly grabs it.&nbsp; As he does so, he can here the sound of someone or something climbing up the tower.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qNq4-SrPDw/WdGimT7P_YI/AAAAAAAABXc/W136TNkvEm8Y9lN8PsjuYCkddB3rfD0bQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_103727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qNq4-SrPDw/WdGimT7P_YI/AAAAAAAABXc/W136TNkvEm8Y9lN8PsjuYCkddB3rfD0bQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_103727.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diesel spies Quail's&nbsp;Treasure Hunter&nbsp;climbing the tower<br />﻿</td></tr></tbody></table>Piko, seeing the specter past around a corner of some ruins, cancels his invisibility by picking up a treasure.&nbsp; Kleppo and Shadow manage to take down Quail's hound.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Er7KmTsliQM/WdGinlEXK2I/AAAAAAAABXc/itzoP1CF5BIDXJHt4W1JK4FlfTYlYmA4ACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_103914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Er7KmTsliQM/WdGinlEXK2I/AAAAAAAABXc/itzoP1CF5BIDXJHt4W1JK4FlfTYlYmA4ACEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_103914.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spectre drifts around the other side of the ruins</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis notices some members of the evil necromancer Missy's warband maneuvering in his direction.&nbsp; He attempts to cast Fog but fails.&nbsp; Where the master failed, the young apprentice succeeds as Agarn manages to cast Fog to provide some cover. from Missy's minions.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zx8298firCc/WdGinTwnw7I/AAAAAAAABXc/YrZq16TJRLQK-KTkgsRPVG_ud9h3gUKYgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_104846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zx8298firCc/WdGinTwnw7I/AAAAAAAABXc/YrZq16TJRLQK-KTkgsRPVG_ud9h3gUKYgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_104846.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel engages Quail's Man-at-Arms on the sled</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Nigel moves up to the sled to engage Quail's man-at-arms, assisted by 9Toe.&nbsp; As he does so, he momentarily sees a bright light appear before his eyes.&nbsp; But is quickly fades away (Quail's apprentice Bailey attempted to cast Blinding Light but failed).&nbsp; Slightly enraged, Nigel quickly launches a series of sword blows which end with Bailey's man-at-arms lying on the icy ground beside the sled (10 xp for Nigel).&nbsp; "The sled is ours. Now to get it out of here."<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MuZCSV5HXgo/WdGinoWdQ0I/AAAAAAAABXc/nRXUrNYuY4AWsXD-2AoYauTZpnQ0tfSAwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_110011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MuZCSV5HXgo/WdGinoWdQ0I/AAAAAAAABXc/nRXUrNYuY4AWsXD-2AoYauTZpnQ0tfSAwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_110011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sled is ours....</td></tr></tbody></table>Diesel finds himself&nbsp;faced by Quail's&nbsp;treasure hunter&nbsp;as&nbsp;Quail herself teleports to the top of the tower.&nbsp; "This isn't going to end well for me" ran through Diesel's mind as he engaged Quail's treasure hunter.&nbsp; Piko, with a treasure tucked into his backpack, decides to head to the rendezvous point.&nbsp; Shadow finds himself skewered by a crossbow bolt and slumps to the ground unconscious.&nbsp; Kleppo, decides to back away, and moves towards Agarn's location.<br /><br />As Agarn is trying to extract himself from the ruins with his treasure, he is attacked by a random skeleton.&nbsp; Agarn manages to fight him off but notices a specter heading his way as well as Quail's barbarian who somehow managed to infiltrate behind Bemis' warband. "Help Bemis Help" he yelled.<br /><br />Bemis looks around when he hears Agarn's plea.&nbsp; He doesn't see Agarn, but he does notice several crossbowmen from the evil Missy's warband moving into firing position.&nbsp; He attempts to cast Fog again to cover his men.&nbsp; He stumbles over the incantation but forces himself to properly complete the spell.&nbsp; He slumps to one knee with the effort, requiring 9Toe's assistance to stand (pushed the spell for 9 pts).&nbsp; Nigel and 9Toe then prepare to tow the sled and cauldron out of the ruins.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-njBxjqFQqhQ/WdGioInL5zI/AAAAAAAABXc/aUbbTM3TKHg6sIEyH3_4y1StT_FEFB2QQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170909_111519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-njBxjqFQqhQ/WdGioInL5zI/AAAAAAAABXc/aUbbTM3TKHg6sIEyH3_4y1StT_FEFB2QQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170909_111519.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After game photo op</td></tr></tbody></table>Will Diesel survive the encounter with&nbsp;Quail and her treasure hunter?&nbsp; Will Agarn escape the triple threat of the specter, skeleton, and Quail's barbarian?&nbsp; <br /><br />I'd like to be able to conclude the story but this is where the game ended as Alfred the Unready's warband left the ruins.&nbsp; It did not look good for Diesel and Agarn but luckily for them, they survived with their two treasures - much to Quail's chagrin.&nbsp; But it did seem like a hollow victory due to the unfinished nature of how it played out.&nbsp; But, a treasure is a treasure and Agarn survived to boast how he evaded all three of his opponents.&nbsp; Diesel just thanked his lucky dwarven star that he did not actually have to fight&nbsp;Quail in&nbsp;hand-to-hand.<br /><br />Other than the feeling of "unfinished business", it turned out to be a great outing for Bemis as his warband managed to recover 5 treasures.&nbsp; The treasure was 3 scrolls, 3 potions, 2 grimoires, Gloves of Strength and 530 gold (68 gold was paid to Nigel).&nbsp; Bemis earned 370 experience and Nigel earned 50 experience.&nbsp; Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-30269096834480057982017-08-09T20:59:00.000-07:002017-08-09T20:59:10.783-07:00Frostgrave Campaign 2017 Game 8: Who Closed the Door?<br />This past Saturday our gaming group got together to continue our 2017 Frostgrave campaign based on the "Thaw of the Lich Lord" supplement book.&nbsp;&nbsp;This month's game was the <i>Lair of the Ghoul King</i> scenario.&nbsp; We had several cancellations due to real life and only had five of our nine players available.&nbsp; So we modified the scenario to add an additional throne.&nbsp; We placed the treasures and trap doors and&nbsp;then diced off for set-up locations.<br /><br />You can find my fellow Sigilist's&nbsp;report here: <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/08/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-8-lair-of.html" target="_blank">The Lair of the Ghoul King &amp; Queen</a>&nbsp;for additional information about the game set-up plus another perspective of what happened.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U3quLNjNDB0/WYvN_-iEKsI/AAAAAAAABVU/6GMFcgYywxc_XsLtCUzp2mgjjd9-OL5HwCLcBGAs/s1600/Ghoul%2BKing%2BThrone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="324" height="302" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U3quLNjNDB0/WYvN_-iEKsI/AAAAAAAABVU/6GMFcgYywxc_XsLtCUzp2mgjjd9-OL5HwCLcBGAs/s320/Ghoul%2BKing%2BThrone.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ghoul King</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MhiqQdacKqk/WYvYlPA6hMI/AAAAAAAABVk/FaW9ay8pPa0nx37_9fOcgykui8DpuAzwACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_095456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MhiqQdacKqk/WYvYlPA6hMI/AAAAAAAABVk/FaW9ay8pPa0nx37_9fOcgykui8DpuAzwACEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_095456.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basil's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4TIJgOWV2Fg/WYvYlBsIVwI/AAAAAAAABVo/FHoPd7zSYj4YlIKG1SACHGqv51-csehawCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_095510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4TIJgOWV2Fg/WYvYlBsIVwI/AAAAAAAABVo/FHoPd7zSYj4YlIKG1SACHGqv51-csehawCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_095510.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missy's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtQYaeqX9yk/WYvYlMziYiI/AAAAAAAABVs/Agl3rJ1NNGgi4cE-VK2pmacIQ3hH01UowCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_095532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gtQYaeqX9yk/WYvYlMziYiI/AAAAAAAABVs/Agl3rJ1NNGgi4cE-VK2pmacIQ3hH01UowCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_095532.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;"Mawahaha!!!! Puny human, you are now my servant.&nbsp; You will serve me for a thousand years" and with that, Bemis suddenly awoke from a deep sleep. "Just a dream" he said to himself but still he wondered if it was a portent of the future.&nbsp; The night before heading into an unexplored section of Felstad was not the time to have&nbsp;weird thoughts.&nbsp; Well, dawn was not far away, maybe a spot of tea would help.&nbsp; Soon the rest of the group would be awake.<br /><br />Under Nigel's supervision,&nbsp;the lads prepared their kit to enter the frozen city. &nbsp;Bemis and Agarn busied themselves in the lab.&nbsp; Bemis successfully prepared a <strong>Scroll of Reveal Secret</strong> and Agarn a <strong>Scroll of Dispel</strong>.&nbsp; After brewing up some tea, they both turned their attention to brewing potions.&nbsp; After several failed attempts that produced some nasty smelling liquid, Bemis decided they'd had enough (Both failed their <strong>Brew Potion</strong> spells).&nbsp; Bemis managed to summon his beaver <strong>Familiar</strong> named Leavittoo.&nbsp; Agarn was not successful calling his <strong>Familiar</strong>.&nbsp; Bemis then turned his attention to the staff they had discovered on their last trip.&nbsp; After careful examination, Bemis determined it would enhance the casting of the spell Circle of Protection (forgot to roll for the staff at the end of the last game).<br /><br />Bemis then took a few moments to read the spell <strong>Reveal Secret</strong> from the newly written scroll.&nbsp; After several moments of intense concentration, Bemis said "Their's a sigilist spell book buried under some large rocks somewhere in the underground chamber of an old monastery."<br /><br />Which preparations complete, Bemis and his band of adventurers headed out into the chill of the morning air.&nbsp; As the warband approached the ruined monastery, Bemis noted Quail's warband heading in the same direction.&nbsp; "Pick up the pace, we must beat Quail to the entrance" Bemis ordered as they quickly moved forward to secure their entry point (Bemis had the fourth pick of starting locations ahead of Quail who got the leftover spot).&nbsp; As they descended underground, Bemis thought it odd that the entrance way was not filled with at least some debris.&nbsp; "Were they not the first ones to enter?" pondered Bemis.&nbsp; And when they reached the bottom and the door easily swung open Nigel (Captain) said "I've got a bad feeling about this, look sharp lads."&nbsp; And with that the warband cautiously went inside.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpKAtq1ckuM/WYu9DLiV79I/AAAAAAAABTw/qdBLVfSHzS0wW-6dXuPLpcH4w6XPA0NWwCLcBGAs/s1600/Starting%2BLocation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1510" height="179" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpKAtq1ckuM/WYu9DLiV79I/AAAAAAAABTw/qdBLVfSHzS0wW-6dXuPLpcH4w6XPA0NWwCLcBGAs/s320/Starting%2BLocation.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The starting locations</td></tr></tbody></table>As soon as the last of the warband entered, the door slammed shut behind them, and then disappeared. "ITS A TRAP" cried Agarn.&nbsp; "Mr. Agarn, sir, be quiet now will you; there's a good apprentice. You'll upset the lads." Nigel replied, putting a hand on Agarn's shoulder to calm him down.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-td9fo2XDT_w/WYvCEUIoXcI/AAAAAAAABUA/e7ttuTF9vrs1x0OsJ1mRoNiOUqdvs4BKwCLcBGAs/s1600/Bemis%2Band%2Bthe%2Bboys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-td9fo2XDT_w/WYvCEUIoXcI/AAAAAAAABUA/e7ttuTF9vrs1x0OsJ1mRoNiOUqdvs4BKwCLcBGAs/s320/Bemis%2Band%2Bthe%2Bboys.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the lads</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis decides to make things a bit harder for his rivals and casts <strong>Draining Word - Telekinesis</strong>.&nbsp; Even though visibility was already pretty bad (Line of sight restricted to 12 inches),&nbsp;Agarn cast <strong>Fog</strong> to protect the left front of the warband.&nbsp; The rest of the warband spreadout a little to search for treasure - and a way out.&nbsp; As usual, Shadow (Warhound) goes running off (Probably looking for some Scooby treats). Bemis directs Hatch (Thief) to search through some fallen rocks for the ancient tome revealed to him earlier&nbsp;while casting <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WVKfRYKPUBY/WYvCipVj2eI/AAAAAAAABUM/O6Md4XOfxvc4AMpAmk5Z5JZsIqyawJPIgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170805_101155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WVKfRYKPUBY/WYvCipVj2eI/AAAAAAAABUM/O6Md4XOfxvc4AMpAmk5Z5JZsIqyawJPIgCLcBGAs/s320/20170805_101155.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn casts Fog</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l3CpE06lYIo/WYvCE_AxVwI/AAAAAAAABUE/X3NO-LYkbfUKzV5bHjfcZVat3I8zCWkIACLcBGAs/s1600/20170805_095717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l3CpE06lYIo/WYvCE_AxVwI/AAAAAAAABUE/X3NO-LYkbfUKzV5bHjfcZVat3I8zCWkIACLcBGAs/s320/20170805_095717.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hatch finds the Reveal Secret treasure</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Suddenly two trapdoors in the floor burst open as a ghoul emerged from each one.&nbsp; "Oh, this will be fun" thought Vale (Treasure Hunter) as his Axe (Sword) of Undead Slaying started to glow.&nbsp; Agarn found himself facing a ghoul without any backup.&nbsp; Luckily he remembered his many hours of training with Nigel and easily took out his opponent.&nbsp; He then moved over and stood on top of the trap door hoping that would prevent additional ghouls from appearing.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE4VJjWD0RU/WYvCioxhvuI/AAAAAAAABUQ/7Cz47e6KJOEAhFN8nQqyOOKo1tMckejmgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170805_102105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE4VJjWD0RU/WYvCioxhvuI/AAAAAAAABUQ/7Cz47e6KJOEAhFN8nQqyOOKo1tMckejmgCLcBGAs/s320/20170805_102105.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn is attacked by a ghoul</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CDEK7AyL-_k/WYvCjpLYOQI/AAAAAAAABUU/yti4fUYBXSIth5gBDhFK5Q8wCTB4EK-9ACLcBGAs/s1600/20170805_103040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CDEK7AyL-_k/WYvCjpLYOQI/AAAAAAAABUU/yti4fUYBXSIth5gBDhFK5Q8wCTB4EK-9ACLcBGAs/s320/20170805_103040.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn defeats a ghoul</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel and 9Toe (Treasure Hunter)&nbsp;move to engage the other ghoul just as it knocks Piko to the ground.&nbsp; Nigel easily slays the ghoul.&nbsp; 9Toe moves around a stone wall to look for treasure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIzxxh8BNeM/WYvCj2hi0QI/AAAAAAAABUY/pooFEEMS8d4spqa0B9f_fMR5VyBfceSyQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_103720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIzxxh8BNeM/WYvCj2hi0QI/AAAAAAAABUY/pooFEEMS8d4spqa0B9f_fMR5VyBfceSyQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_103720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Diesel Vin (Treasure Hunter) moved up quickly and stuck his head out a doorway to look around.&nbsp; His eyes were drawn to fancy throne.&nbsp; ZAP!!! An <strong>Elemental Bolt</strong> cast by Basil's apprentice struck him squarely in the head dropping him to the dusty floor (That'll leave a scar!).<br /><br />Niko (Thief)&nbsp;and Kleppo (Thief)&nbsp;both manage to find some treasure and quickly place the items in their backpacks.&nbsp; Searching through the rock, Hatch discovers a leather parcel and places it in his pack as well - just in time to be assaulted by a pair of large rats.&nbsp; He barely manages to fight both of them off by wildly swinging his dagger.&nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-nSBCoUEvI/WYvClGVGK1I/AAAAAAAABUk/2_bSwpJx8fwZFyIoUeSn6AWqgPYUTBkrACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_110114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-nSBCoUEvI/WYvClGVGK1I/AAAAAAAABUk/2_bSwpJx8fwZFyIoUeSn6AWqgPYUTBkrACEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_110114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Agarn, feeling a bit exposed, decides to cast another wall of <strong>Fog</strong> to cover him position.&nbsp; He was getting a bit worried as he had heard Shadow barking off in the distance, followed by a sharp "yelp".&nbsp; Unbeknownst to Agarn, Shadow had been cruelly cut down by Quail's crosbowman (Nicknamed Puppy Slayer).<br /><br />As Agarn was nervous looking around, he noticed a strange eye materialize on a wall to his front (Grue's apprentice had cast <strong>Wizard Eye</strong> for some nefarious purpose).&nbsp; "That can't be good" he thought as the eye seemed to stare at him.&nbsp; He quickly attempted to cast <strong>Dispel</strong> but his tongue tripped over the words causing the spell to sputter.&nbsp; He pulled out a <strong>Dispel</strong> scroll, easily read the words, and eye vanished.<br /><br />Popping through a hidden door, four death cultists appeared behind Bemis and his warband (an unfortunate random monster roll by one of my opponents).&nbsp; Thinking qickly, Bemis picked up a small rock from the floor and incanted the words for the <strong>Grenade</strong> spell.&nbsp; Being successful, he then flung it towards the cultists.&nbsp; The grenade landed in their midst, showering them with rock splinters causing some damage&nbsp;but not enough to slow them down.&nbsp; Hatch easily defeated the two rats and quickly hopped over the wall to hide from the cultists.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KG6f8z5H2mo/WYvCkBVSjKI/AAAAAAAABUc/XzfH-LJzPMYUcIykOLMgWTuBl0kHXWg-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_105252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KG6f8z5H2mo/WYvCkBVSjKI/AAAAAAAABUc/XzfH-LJzPMYUcIykOLMgWTuBl0kHXWg-QCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_105252.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Death cultists crash the party</td></tr></tbody></table>Another ghoul came through a doorway and charged towards Nigel.&nbsp; Nigel easily bested him and quickly cut him down.&nbsp; He then turned around to face the cultists charging toward him.&nbsp; 9Toe picks up a small chest and turns to move back towards Nigel.<br /><br />Bemis manages to fling another <strong>Grenade</strong> at the group of cultists as they charge forward but sadly it does little damage.&nbsp; Nigel engages in a whirling duel with one of the cultists.&nbsp; Vale easily drops one cultist with a single swing of axe.&nbsp; Even old man Bemis manages to strike down a cultist much to the bewonderment of his warband members.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yOUOYy9G0nw/WYvClbfcoAI/AAAAAAAABUo/oVHT6PZ2r58xC9_cNWlDSd2_abgbhW6VgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_111946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yOUOYy9G0nw/WYvClbfcoAI/AAAAAAAABUo/oVHT6PZ2r58xC9_cNWlDSd2_abgbhW6VgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_111946.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting the cultists</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis fails an attempt to cast a <strong>Grenade</strong> at the remaining two cultists as the rock crumbles in his fist.&nbsp; The bewonderment turns to total disbelief as Bemis is then charged by the two remaining<br />cultists and somehow manages to&nbsp;kill them both.<br /><br />Meanwhile, ghouls continue to appear.&nbsp; Vale and his <strong>Axe of Undead Slaying</strong> found themselves very busy.&nbsp; He engaged several ghouls, some singlehandedly, and some in partnership with Nigel.&nbsp; The end result was three more dead ghouls.<br /><br />A door in the far wall slowly creaked open.&nbsp; Expecting the worst, Agarn moved over&nbsp;to stand beside Kleppo who was hiding behind a wall.&nbsp; Just as he got there, Kleppo pushed him to the ground yelling "Incoming."&nbsp; Up on top of the wall, an <strong>Explosive Cocktail</strong> exploded.&nbsp; It must have just been&nbsp;a large firecracker because neither of them sustained any damage, except a slight ringing in the ears.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uvOjnZwamiQ/WYvJsOHjvqI/AAAAAAAABVI/tdCtjz-pu-8livN0Ye4EzQ4Lv623gv73QCLcBGAs/s1600/Baileys%2Bvengeance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="351" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uvOjnZwamiQ/WYvJsOHjvqI/AAAAAAAABVI/tdCtjz-pu-8livN0Ye4EzQ4Lv623gv73QCLcBGAs/s320/Baileys%2Bvengeance.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big bang....</td></tr></tbody></table>Kleppo cautiously peered around the corner.&nbsp; He saw Quail's young apprentice off in the distance, kneeling on the floor sobbing. "Eh, nothing to cry about lassie, you missed.&nbsp; It happens" he thought as he turned and helped Agarn stand up.&nbsp; "That wasn't very nice, girls are mean.&nbsp; Look, there's a hole in my hat" Agarn exclaimed as he picked up his purple pointy hat.&nbsp; "Aye, lad, sometimes they can be but wait 'til you get older" said Kleppo.&nbsp; Kleppo was about to say more but two ghouls suddenly dropped from the ceiling beside him (My fellow players are so kind, I must remember to repay them).&nbsp; "Run lad" he yelled to Agarn.&nbsp; Agarn stopped to throw a grenade.&nbsp; As he rushed to get the spell cast, he misspoke the words and the spell failed to materialize.&nbsp; He quickly ran out as directed.&nbsp; Holding a small treasure chest in one hand, Kleppo managed to fight off both ghouls.&nbsp;&nbsp;Beating them back, he too turned and quickly ran out of the area to join the others.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vej7b2_R0B0/WYvCl2guiRI/AAAAAAAABVA/wlHchyq8rlM4xGJ4A7izqFxYs0afjhYFwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_122157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vej7b2_R0B0/WYvCl2guiRI/AAAAAAAABVA/wlHchyq8rlM4xGJ4A7izqFxYs0afjhYFwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_122157.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kleppo fights off two ghouls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IvLHtM1vt3U/WYvCmllKUjI/AAAAAAAABUw/eiOKWzmQS4M5C95iiTh_0639HpucvoffgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_122424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IvLHtM1vt3U/WYvCmllKUjI/AAAAAAAABUw/eiOKWzmQS4M5C95iiTh_0639HpucvoffgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_122424.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale moves to search the dead Ghoul Queen's throne</td></tr></tbody></table>While this was happening, Vale moved up and glanced through an archway.&nbsp; He could see a large throne, plus the crumpled body of Diesel laying on the floor.&nbsp; He appeared to be breathing.&nbsp; Vale called to Bemis who also moved up a bit.&nbsp; Vale pointed at the throne, "I'll like to go check it out."&nbsp; Bemis nodded and cast a wall of <strong>Fog </strong>to cover his movement.&nbsp; Once he got to the throne, Vale searched around quickly.&nbsp; He saw the smoldering body of the Ghoul Queen laying on the throne as well as a series of levers.&nbsp; He decided to pull one.&nbsp; As he did so, he a loud "Woohoo" from the other room (A door had opened near the warband).&nbsp; Bemis said to Vale, "Good job, a door has opened.&nbsp; Lets go...and grab Diesel."&nbsp; As Bemis turned, he found himself staring into the dead eyes of a ghoul (Courtesy of one of my fellow players).&nbsp; He quickly fought him off and moved&nbsp;towards the exit.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mEmZD2eD57s/WYvCm2W0-nI/AAAAAAAABVA/ZdN_yLonM1UyX-fj3JMXsdnRPRCVRa4DwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_123850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mEmZD2eD57s/WYvCm2W0-nI/AAAAAAAABVA/ZdN_yLonM1UyX-fj3JMXsdnRPRCVRa4DwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_123850.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis fights a ghoul</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Vale, carrying Diesel, headed back towards the rest of the group.&nbsp; 9Toe poured some water on Piko's face.&nbsp; he sits up and grabs his head, still a bit groggy.&nbsp; "Time enough to rest when we get out, let's move it lad" says 9Toe as he pulls Piko to his feet.&nbsp; About that time, Agarn and Kleppo joined the group, "Oh look, another open door."<br /><br />Everyone quickly leaves the underground chamber, glad that they survived.&nbsp; All except Shadow, who Agarn said wouldn't be making it out.&nbsp; It was a travesty to leave his body there, no telling what foul experiments the undead creatures might perform on his corpse.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nxOQE5pTn8/WYvCnDzuGtI/AAAAAAAABVA/alo07RmJ9kgjHlWDNQil6120MUIkkLk7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170805_124424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nxOQE5pTn8/WYvCnDzuGtI/AAAAAAAABVA/alo07RmJ9kgjHlWDNQil6120MUIkkLk7gCEwYBhgL/s320/20170805_124424.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post game photo-op</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis was extremely happy with the four treasures his warband recovered,&nbsp;each yielding a grimoire:&nbsp; <strong>Furious Quill</strong> (the one previously revealed to Bemis), <strong>Wall</strong>, <strong>Raise Zombie</strong>, and <strong>Leap</strong>.&nbsp; He increased his knowledge and understanding by scanning through them and some other interesting material in his library (Successfully cast Absorb Knowledge).&nbsp; Selling the duplicate grimoire (<strong>Wall</strong>) for 250 gold added to the 280 gold&nbsp;from the four treasures&nbsp;was a nice haul (after subtracting 63 gold for Nigel's pay).<br /><br />Diesel and Piko should make a full recovery in a few days, Shadow would have to be replaced, maybe by a dog that doesn't go running off all alone.<br /><br />Epilogue<br />Another great and challenging scenario completed.&nbsp; It could only have been better if our missing players had been able to make it.&nbsp; The limited line of sight, the randomly appearing ghouls from the trap doors, and the player placed ghouls made things interesting.&nbsp; Bemis made out well gathering four treasures and gaining four levels in experience.&nbsp; Nigel gained 50 points of Captain's experience as well, he should gain another level after the next outing.<br /><br />Already looking forward to the next scenario.....Agarn will be&nbsp;seeking an opportunity&nbsp;to even things up with the petulant Bailey for the damage done to his purple pointy hat.&nbsp; And Grue will be bringing bagels for breakfast.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-59594043641418725452017-08-01T21:36:00.004-07:002017-08-01T21:36:50.583-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 7 - A Long Reach<br />Many Saturdays ago we got together for the 7th game of our 2017 Frostgrave Campaign - The House of Longreach from the Thaw of the Lich Lord supplement.&nbsp; We ended up with eight players.&nbsp; So as usual, we modified the scenario to accommodate a larger number of players by multiplying all the scenario requirements times 4; so there were 4 vaults and 24 portals. Also, 8 Frost Wraiths (2 in each vault),&nbsp; 4 Zombie Trolls, and 16 Death Cultists. It would prove to be a most challenging and enjoyable game.<br /><br />With Master Splinter to my left, Tim the Enchanter to my front, and to my right was Saffron the Summoner (Who claims his name is Challara but who will always be called Saffron).<br /><br />You can find my fellow&nbsp;Sigilist Wizard&nbsp;Quail's report here: <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/07/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-7-district.html" target="_blank">The District of Longreach </a><br /><br /><br />"Master Bemis, Master Bemis" cried Agarn as he ran into the reading room disturbing Bemis as he was studying a map of Felstad.&nbsp; "There was an old man in the tavern raving about the Lich Lord and some valuable treasure.. There are magic portals and chests of gems and gold."&nbsp; "Is that so Agarn, what have I told you about hanging around taverns?" said Bemis.<br /><br />Just then, Nigel (Captain)&nbsp;entered, "Mr. Bemis, sorry to interrupt, but the young lad is correct.&nbsp; There are rumors about....and several other wizards are making preparations to search for some place called Longreach.&nbsp; Should I prepare our boys for a trip?"<br /><br />Bemis pondered for a moment, "Yes Nigel, please make preparations.&nbsp; If others are going, then we will also.&nbsp; Send Niko and Piko (Thieves) out to gather some more information about these rumors.&nbsp; Come Agarn, we have preparations of our own to perform."<br /><br />Back in their laboratory, Bemis successfully cast <strong>Reveal Secret </strong>and received insight of the location of a grimoire hidden&nbsp;inside some old&nbsp;ale barrels near the Longreach district.&nbsp; He and&nbsp;Agarn attempted to create some scrolls successfully managed to correctly pen the magic words for&nbsp;<strong>Reveal Secret</strong> and <strong>Draining Word</strong> (Always good to have an extra Scroll of Reveal Secret in the vault).&nbsp; Then they both failed to summon a&nbsp;<strong>Familiar.&nbsp; </strong>Agarn was able to <strong>Brew Potion</strong> - Teleport (Gave it to 9Toe, Hatch receives one from the vault)&nbsp; Bemis takes an Elixir of Chameleon&nbsp;and Agarn takes a Potion of Invisibility from the vault.<br /><br />Preparations complete, the warband heads out into the frozen city.&nbsp; Following the&nbsp;information Niko and Piko had gathered.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNXmFXp4SZI/WXqkppYuMlI/AAAAAAAABRY/iwTX6bAOGW4LI5oC51LaQ9fO5tCd6vwzQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_093831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNXmFXp4SZI/WXqkppYuMlI/AAAAAAAABRY/iwTX6bAOGW4LI5oC51LaQ9fO5tCd6vwzQCLcBGAs/s320/20170708_093831.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The treasure rooms waiting to be looted</td></tr></tbody></table>Shortly after moving into position, Bemis spied a small chest resting on a ledge a short distance away.&nbsp; He easily cast <strong>Telekinesis</strong> to move it closer to his warband. Niko and Hatch (Thief)&nbsp;both moved towards treasure items laying in the snow.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovyO53diTFg/WXqkrLGw_aI/AAAAAAAABRo/JGkbJHi0M84P9Eq2T0425wKBQ-EqV6GUACLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_095848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovyO53diTFg/WXqkrLGw_aI/AAAAAAAABRo/JGkbJHi0M84P9Eq2T0425wKBQ-EqV6GUACLcBGAs/s320/20170708_095848.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the Lads</td></tr></tbody></table>Having deteced numerous other warbands moving around in the ruins, Agarn cast <strong>Drain word - Elemental Bolt</strong> the hard way - pushed for 8 points (silly apprentice).&nbsp; Piko, Diesel Vin (Treasure Hunter), and 9Toe (Treasure Hunter)&nbsp;move forward.<br />﻿﻿<br />A wild boar charges around a wall heading towards Bemis.&nbsp; Nigel intercepts the boar and after a short fight there will be ham for dinner.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PftCXMJySI4/WXqlJIJuRjI/AAAAAAAABRw/soHzWoHdJNw-xaD1gGlr1qasunqf0x9uACLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_102637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PftCXMJySI4/WXqlJIJuRjI/AAAAAAAABRw/soHzWoHdJNw-xaD1gGlr1qasunqf0x9uACLcBGAs/s320/20170708_102637.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis is charged by a wild boar</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rRArhTq55pk/WXqlJswh-mI/AAAAAAAABR4/OQgcaY2FoHolFrJWJi_xxwo21R-JTXawwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_103544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rRArhTq55pk/WXqlJswh-mI/AAAAAAAABR4/OQgcaY2FoHolFrJWJi_xxwo21R-JTXawwCLcBGAs/s320/20170708_103544.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel earning his pay</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Bemis decides to cast <strong>Drain Word - Bone Dart</strong>, chuckling to himself as he successfully does so.&nbsp; Denying others the chance to easily cast their spells is amusing.<br /><br />Agarn sees a treasure lying near Grue and Saffron's warbands and decides to <strong>Telekinesis</strong> it just for fun.&nbsp; He is scolded by Bemis, "Stop showing off Agarn and focus on our mission."<br /><br />Niko, Piko, and Hatch all managed to grab a treasure item.&nbsp; Vale (Treasure Hunter)goes through a magic door and is teleported to a treasure room.&nbsp; Shadow (Warhound), running around wild as usual, passes through a magic door and gets burned (takes 2 points of damage).<br /><br />Seeing so many hostile warbands around, Bemis decides to drink a <strong>Potion of Chameleon </strong>to prevent any long distance shots or spells being aimed his way.&nbsp; Kleppo picks up a treasure and turns to leave.<br /><br />A storm begins as Saffron casts <strong>Call Storm </strong>(someone else likes to mess with the other players ability to shoot).&nbsp; Agarn attempts to cast Fog to provide some cover.&nbsp;&nbsp;He fails to properly perform the incantation and takes&nbsp;two points of&nbsp;damage.&nbsp; Nigel decides to enter a magic portal and ends up in a treasure room.&nbsp; 9Toe attempts to do the same but finds himself transported across the table to top of a ruined bridge -&nbsp;Saffron's demon loving henchmen are nearby.&nbsp; Diesel also&nbsp;goes through a door and ends up&nbsp;in the same treasure room as&nbsp;Vale.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsPdo6lHrY/WXqsdDxbcxI/AAAAAAAABS8/SVnldkvLnzMjNkGj2M-PvB-Hx3R1K2nKgCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_112525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xCsPdo6lHrY/WXqsdDxbcxI/AAAAAAAABS8/SVnldkvLnzMjNkGj2M-PvB-Hx3R1K2nKgCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_112525.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale and Diesel enter a treasure room</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jTNYfMq6O7w/WXqsdDklXqI/AAAAAAAABS8/Ur6umkyAtMgjVyyndiQ63qAjG13gGgj9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_114758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jTNYfMq6O7w/WXqsdDklXqI/AAAAAAAABS8/Ur6umkyAtMgjVyyndiQ63qAjG13gGgj9gCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_114758.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale and Diesel are attacked by frost wraiths</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tuaNsCynu5Y/WXqseUI_XzI/AAAAAAAABS8/Dk_wdNXZrekGJWPjDU62-F3PsEtErM8_gCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_120716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tuaNsCynu5Y/WXqseUI_XzI/AAAAAAAABS8/Dk_wdNXZrekGJWPjDU62-F3PsEtErM8_gCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_120716.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a short fight.....time to loot the treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Vale and Diesel each slay a Frost Wraith in the treasure room and move to claim the two chests they were guarding.&nbsp; Meanwhile, Shadow runs through another portal and gets burned again.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OfAcgV5ifac/WXqlJ1SJx5I/AAAAAAAABR8/31nmxpsSLN4yDzwpOGEXYgFrhU9irRQYACLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_110431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OfAcgV5ifac/WXqlJ1SJx5I/AAAAAAAABR8/31nmxpsSLN4yDzwpOGEXYgFrhU9irRQYACLcBGAs/s320/20170708_110431.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kleppo and Niko heading out with some treasure.</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis successfully casts <strong>Fog</strong> and moves toward a portal.&nbsp; He has to&nbsp;experience it for himself.<br />The storm intensifies as Saffron casts <strong>Call Storm</strong> again.<br /><br />Agarn, down to 1 point of health, wisely decides not to cast anymore spells.&nbsp; He drinks a <strong>Potion of Invisibilit</strong>y to protect himself.&nbsp; Hatch, with a treasure in his backpack,&nbsp;is being hard pressed by Tim the Enchanter and members of his warband.&nbsp; He waves "Goodbye" as he drinks a <strong>Teleport Potion</strong> to get himself to safety.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6yYL1nVuvg/WXqsdArPfRI/AAAAAAAABSM/9pm9cf0sZAcrifFg9QkBJN_ORl8_p_C8gCLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_112417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6yYL1nVuvg/WXqsdArPfRI/AAAAAAAABSM/9pm9cf0sZAcrifFg9QkBJN_ORl8_p_C8gCLcBGAs/s320/20170708_112417.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe on the bridge</td></tr></tbody></table>9Toe, up on the bridge,&nbsp;can detect&nbsp;a hint of gold in a strange and tall ruined tower (Its a dwarf thing).&nbsp; He decides to chug his <strong>Teleport Potion</strong> - Poof!, he is standing on a small ledge starring down at a pot of gold.&nbsp; His nose is always right when it comes to gold.<br /><br />Bemis moves through a portal and ends up near a tall tower - surrounded by hostiles.&nbsp; He casts <strong>Fog</strong> to cover himself as he ponders what to do next.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrr8BHU0XgI/WXqs0T-z8AI/AAAAAAAABSg/0cChEZtJBPQpRLLNI10wez5_t00UJmkigCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_123933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrr8BHU0XgI/WXqs0T-z8AI/AAAAAAAABSg/0cChEZtJBPQpRLLNI10wez5_t00UJmkigCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_123933.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis uses Fog to hide his position</td></tr></tbody></table>As he glances around to make sure no one else is nearby, 9Toe is suddenly blinded by a&nbsp;bright flash of light.&nbsp; He looked&nbsp; to see where it came from only to discover his eyesight was extremely blurred.&nbsp; This can't be good, so he drew his axe.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIgsM5uEBdw/WXqs0XcWh2I/AAAAAAAABSk/ZMy4CgUJyCMF__bj86JLJ7o-0BXV_iCzQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_123949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIgsM5uEBdw/WXqs0XcWh2I/AAAAAAAABSk/ZMy4CgUJyCMF__bj86JLJ7o-0BXV_iCzQCLcBGAs/s320/20170708_123949.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's apprentice Bailey readies herself to attack 9Toe</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Piko is running to the rendezvous spot when he gets a blank look on his face and stops cold (Master Splinter's apprentice cast <strong>Mind Control</strong> with a casting number of 14).&nbsp; He then unknowingly attacked Hatch.&nbsp; After the attack, which did no damage, he shrugged off the mind control, apologized, and continued towards the rendezvous.<br /><br />In one of the treasure rooms, Vale is startled as&nbsp;three more people enter the treasure room - its Missy, the cursed Necromancer,&nbsp;Tim the Enchanter, and one of Tim's archers.&nbsp; Vale and the archer both move to engage Missy while Tim (The greedy enchanter) moves over and grabs a treasure chest.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8vlLKVz1Vw/WXqs1Cun0xI/AAAAAAAABS8/hgRkHPKwXt460BEkI_orVw9njLqvQEnswCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_125131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8vlLKVz1Vw/WXqs1Cun0xI/AAAAAAAABS8/hgRkHPKwXt460BEkI_orVw9njLqvQEnswCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_125131.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Action in one of the treasure rooms</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis goes through another portal and finds himself just a few yards from the last portal.&nbsp; He again casts <strong>Fog </strong>to provide some cover.&nbsp; This is getting him nowhere,&nbsp;just one more try.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xHoIvBh01U/WXqtLRrcABI/AAAAAAAABS4/IAiuCtR6JQM4Pw3kXlGkOWM_60xeHPx5wCLcBGAs/s1600/20170708_121243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xHoIvBh01U/WXqtLRrcABI/AAAAAAAABS4/IAiuCtR6JQM4Pw3kXlGkOWM_60xeHPx5wCLcBGAs/s320/20170708_121243.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Over in&nbsp;the treasure room, Vale manages to best Missy, causing 13 hit points of damage.&nbsp; Then things really go from bad to worst - four cultists&nbsp;enter the room and start attacking everyone they can reach.&nbsp; A mad free for all ensures.&nbsp; Diesel and Missy both take out one.&nbsp; Vale receives a minor wound. Tim the Enchanter falls to a cultist, the treasure chest dropping to the floor.&nbsp; The presence of the death cultists ensured no one would be able to retrieve any of the treasures in this room before time expired and all were teleported out (when the game ends).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o3tAX1DNjQE/WXqs1rSJVnI/AAAAAAAABS8/6f8Q0pd8rSgnS2uVWOUN8N1QijkSuF8awCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170708_130104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o3tAX1DNjQE/WXqs1rSJVnI/AAAAAAAABS8/6f8Q0pd8rSgnS2uVWOUN8N1QijkSuF8awCEwYBhgL/s320/20170708_130104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bemis goes through the portal one more time - and finds himself back near his library.&nbsp; He sighs and heads inside to wait for the rest of the party to get back.<br /><br />9Toe feels a strange breeze and&nbsp;realizes that he is no longer alone in the tower.&nbsp; He drops down, feels around, &nbsp;and grabs the&nbsp;pot of gold.&nbsp; He hears a squeal and someone jumps down beside him&nbsp; "Lassy, you'd best go back.&nbsp; I might be blind but I am more than a match for you."&nbsp; Quail's apprentice, not to be taunted away, launches a fierce series of attacks.&nbsp; 9Toe, even in his blind state, manages to out fight her twice.&nbsp; The third time, his eyesight comes back, and he manages to catch her upside the head with the flat side of his axe.&nbsp; She is out cold.&nbsp; "Sorry lassy, you'll be safe up here until you wake up," and with that 9Toe pats her on the head and climbs down with the treasure.&nbsp; He then heads off to link up with the rest of the warband.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N-ZVhEQHGmk/WXqwS_XMtoI/AAAAAAAABTE/qoz6oQGJL1kkFlvGB42MvWnJy4oQm-E1gCLcBGAs/s1600/Baily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N-ZVhEQHGmk/WXqwS_XMtoI/AAAAAAAABTE/qoz6oQGJL1kkFlvGB42MvWnJy4oQm-E1gCLcBGAs/s320/Baily.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe taking down Bailey</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While waiting for the rest of his warband to return, Bemis entertained himself by reading through some of the old documents in his library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>While he didn't find any new scrolls or spells, he did find enlightenment (Successfully cast <strong>Absorb Knowledge</strong>).<o:p></o:p></span><br /> <br /><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When the warband returned, Bemis was overjoyed that no one had been lost this trip, although Agarn tried hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Plus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>they returned carrying five treasures - and with tales of the two treasures that they couldn't get out of the hidden treasure room in time.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The five treasures included a <strong>Staff of Casting</strong>, <strong>Ring of Slow Fall</strong>, three grimoires (<strong>Fleet Feet</strong>, <strong>Bone Dart</strong>, and <strong>Awareness</strong>), and 280 gold coins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Nigel's pay for the day would take 33 of the gold coins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Total experienced gained was 410 (250 for treasures, 10 for killing a cultist, 70 for spells cast, 30 for entering different portals, and 50 for successfully casting Absorb Knowledge).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>All in all, a good days bit of adventuring in the frozen ruins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bemis hopes this lucky streak will continue.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The&nbsp; House of Long Reach scenario is definitely challenging, especially with the randomness of the portals and the fight in the treasure room with the wraiths, followed by the death cultists. And once the four cultist's enter a treasure room, it gets extremely difficult to get a treasure out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Throw in a couple opposing warband members - or wizards - and the fun really begins. No one in our game managed to get a treasure out of the hidden treasure rooms, although Tim the Enchanter came close.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Looking forward to another challenging scenario as we will next attempt the Lair of the Ghoul King.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bemis will be rubbing his lucky snow rabbit foot.....<o:p></o:p></span></div>Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-81345890367429628952017-07-06T21:53:00.001-07:002017-07-06T21:53:44.092-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 6 - Into the Library<br /><br />Our sixth campaign game of 2017 has been completed.&nbsp; We decided to play the Library scenario from the main rule book but with a twist.<br /><br />"We also decided to try and interweave the scenario into the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Thaw of the Lich Lord </i>story line by incorporating elements from the <b style="font-style: italic;">Thaw of the Lich Lord’s </b><i>Battle on the River</i> scenario<i style="font-weight: bold;">. &nbsp;</i>So, at the start of the game we placed in the Library a Mage servant of the Lich Lord for every two players (So for us there were 5). &nbsp;The Mages would be retrieving certain rare volumes from the library for their Master. &nbsp;Like <i>Battle on the River </i>they would be trying to exit the table with their prizes. &nbsp;If a player killed one of the Mages, they got 50 experience, and would roll randomly to recover from the dead Mage one of the five books from the Lich Lord special treasure table."&nbsp; (An excerpt from <a href="https://hawks-club.org/2017/06/27/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-6-the-library/" target="_blank">Quail's game report</a> - used with permission)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ccgVr27Z_bA/WV77zcWI4VI/AAAAAAAABPA/FKDn5J8dORwgZfStwtk4a1KX7avBrbLlgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_095609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ccgVr27Z_bA/WV77zcWI4VI/AAAAAAAABPA/FKDn5J8dORwgZfStwtk4a1KX7avBrbLlgCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_095609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of the table with a zillion Dwarven Forge sets</td></tr></tbody></table>We also had ten players which would be our biggest Frostgrave game.&nbsp; We laid out the table with Dwarven Forge sets trying to ensure the rooms were well interconnected with each other by corridors and secret passages.&nbsp; We then placed treasures.&nbsp; And finally, we drew for starting locations.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W3ayrDSh11Y/WV8TIcpQ2II/AAAAAAAABRA/-dNgYmvXSCYuItJnE6eKTpSGgrwaM42KACLcBGAs/s1600/Starting%2Bpositions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1216" height="198" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W3ayrDSh11Y/WV8TIcpQ2II/AAAAAAAABRA/-dNgYmvXSCYuItJnE6eKTpSGgrwaM42KACLcBGAs/s320/Starting%2Bpositions.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the starting locations</td></tr></tbody></table>The&nbsp;story begins.....<br /><br />"Like he always does, Bemis spent some time rummaging around through all the old documents, scrolls, and tomes in his library home.&nbsp; He didn't discover any magical writings (failed the Library roll) but he did managed to learn of the location of a great under ground library (Absorb Knowledge).&nbsp; Bemis was all excited, this must be the same library referenced by the great Druid Knabe in his annals" (From the Chronicles of Bemis, Chapter 5).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-89TBh-GnlbU/WV771Ty2abI/AAAAAAAABPY/AS9NLz5gSWcH0j0a_P-nJOALqUj_k0qnwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_095732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-89TBh-GnlbU/WV771Ty2abI/AAAAAAAABPY/AS9NLz5gSWcH0j0a_P-nJOALqUj_k0qnwCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_095732.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basil and his warband</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally the weather was breaking enough that Bemis could resume his exploration of the frozen city.&nbsp; Today he would be attempting to enter the ruins of the great library.&nbsp; He and Agarn were so exited that all they managed to accomplish was the writing of a single scroll (failed all the pre-game spells except for one <strong>Write Scroll</strong> which produced <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>).</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fg4tatx3i30/WV77zljjGoI/AAAAAAAABPE/PGtDNPpCyfYhNXeuaPsJoP3JuX7eQRUrQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_095546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fg4tatx3i30/WV77zljjGoI/AAAAAAAABPE/PGtDNPpCyfYhNXeuaPsJoP3JuX7eQRUrQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_095546.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A random picture</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GT9wuBCzbf8/WV77zlrcD3I/AAAAAAAABPI/3VsA8kO00Poo82B-LVsaLmQpASUYUiVGACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_095554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GT9wuBCzbf8/WV77zlrcD3I/AAAAAAAABPI/3VsA8kO00Poo82B-LVsaLmQpASUYUiVGACEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_095554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saffron and his warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Having read the famous exploits of Knabe the Great Druid, and also the lesser adventures of Kodiak the Finger Wiggler, Bemis knew the library harbored some terrifying creatures.&nbsp; With the help of Nigel (Captain), Bemis came up with a game plan that called for everyone to fan out quickly from the door, go about 100 feet in and grab anything that looked valuable - especially tomes and scrolls.&nbsp; And then get out as quickly as possible.&nbsp; At least that WAS the plan.....<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-83zA-xeye6I/WV8MRBz-uYI/AAAAAAAABQ0/8YwMZqFXdvAv5O8D2hKhcrsLhBzzbvPygCLcBGAs/s1600/Random%2BPic%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1268" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-83zA-xeye6I/WV8MRBz-uYI/AAAAAAAABQ0/8YwMZqFXdvAv5O8D2hKhcrsLhBzzbvPygCLcBGAs/s320/Random%2BPic%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another random picture</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GT9wuBCzbf8/WV77zlrcD3I/AAAAAAAABPI/3VsA8kO00Poo82B-LVsaLmQpASUYUiVGACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_095554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GT9wuBCzbf8/WV77zlrcD3I/AAAAAAAABPI/3VsA8kO00Poo82B-LVsaLmQpASUYUiVGACEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_095554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's warband ready to enter the library</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and the gang set out early, the morning haze quickly burned off.&nbsp; They easily found the entrance they were looking for under a small ruined building.&nbsp; Hatch (Thief) picked the lock and silently opened the door.&nbsp; The scent of musty and moldy paper wafted out causing Agarn to sneeze.&nbsp; "Remember the plan, in and out as quickly as possible" whispered Bemis as they entered the library.&nbsp; The group found themselves in a small entry room with passages straight ahead, and to the left and right.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mndo3OskxUc/WV77GKJKgZI/AAAAAAAABO8/1aKHOLYwCMonM8MtSr8U0mce4evUZ2MSgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_095540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mndo3OskxUc/WV77GKJKgZI/AAAAAAAABO8/1aKHOLYwCMonM8MtSr8U0mce4evUZ2MSgCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_095540.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis enters the library</td></tr></tbody></table>As soon as he got into the library, Bemis immediately cast <strong>Drain Word - Elemental Bolt</strong>.&nbsp; There were rumors that the Lich Lord's magi were afoot and he remembered that was a favored spell.&nbsp; Niko (Thief)&nbsp;sees a tome covered in cobwebs and moves to pick it up.&nbsp; 9Toe (Treasure Hunter)&nbsp;drinks an <strong>Elixir of Speed</strong> to aid his movement through the darkened corridors.&nbsp; Agarn attempts to cast Draining Word but sneezes in the middle of his incantation.&nbsp; The rest of the warband cautiously spreads out.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7UFXNoPsrBs/WV8Bzv3_znI/AAAAAAAABPg/0c_0bG0YdeYeBTbEYPp6Vl0oR0obZ0I6ACLcBGAs/s1600/Bemis%2Band%2Bthe%2Bwarband.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1500" height="181" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7UFXNoPsrBs/WV8Bzv3_znI/AAAAAAAABPg/0c_0bG0YdeYeBTbEYPp6Vl0oR0obZ0I6ACLcBGAs/s320/Bemis%2Band%2Bthe%2Bwarband.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and gang spread out to grab treasures</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--aPcAvRT8rc/WV8COSO9huI/AAAAAAAABPk/jvxzKOb8mcMNiLpGsUCQzyMwNHpfbegpgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_103624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--aPcAvRT8rc/WV8COSO9huI/AAAAAAAABPk/jvxzKOb8mcMNiLpGsUCQzyMwNHpfbegpgCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_103624.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis enters a side room and casts Fog</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis follows Nigel, Vale (Treasure Hunter), and&nbsp;Kleppo (Thief)&nbsp;into a long room to his left and casts Fog about half way down to block any prying eyes.&nbsp; He thinks he has detected the magic signature of Basil.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kleppo picks up a satchel.&nbsp; Hatch (Thief), in another room,&nbsp; moves forward and picks up a book satchel.&nbsp; <br /><br />A Magus runs into the room with Bemis and Nigel.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7H4lWD3wuA/WV8COshziXI/AAAAAAAABPo/KJBDEuEcVcg1EMGUKKmtyCWu4Fke2gzqgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_104816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7H4lWD3wuA/WV8COshziXI/AAAAAAAABPo/KJBDEuEcVcg1EMGUKKmtyCWu4Fke2gzqgCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_104816.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Magus is quickly surrounded</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel and Vale move up and engage the Magus, Nigel takes a severe wound (10 points of damage).<br />Vale strikes the Magus and deals 7 points of damage﻿﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsODkAwultI/WV8CPIhBYxI/AAAAAAAABPw/JCdNGU0fPuQe5rgiDzGJf3kEJVg6K2RDQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_104825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsODkAwultI/WV8CPIhBYxI/AAAAAAAABPw/JCdNGU0fPuQe5rgiDzGJf3kEJVg6K2RDQCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_104825.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel is beat back the Magus while Vale remains engaged</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Agarn again fails to cast<strong> Draining Word</strong> but then remembers he's carrying a <strong>Scroll of Draining Word</strong>.&nbsp; He uses that to hinder the casting of <strong>Telekinesis</strong>.&nbsp; And he sneezes again eliciting a "Shhhh" from Niko, "You want to wake the dead?"<br /><br />Agarn, following Shadow (Warhound), rounds a corner in the corridor and sees a finely bound tome tucked into a niche in the wall.&nbsp; He quickly grabs it and places if in his bag.&nbsp; Meanwhile Shadow disappears into another room further down the hallway.<br /><br />Vale manages to wound the Magus once more.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CjA4HrjBbQ/WV8CPpoy0oI/AAAAAAAABP0/pkGyaPwy5isn8ExT8cete2jlxMpNnOZwACLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_110515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CjA4HrjBbQ/WV8CPpoy0oI/AAAAAAAABP0/pkGyaPwy5isn8ExT8cete2jlxMpNnOZwACLcBGAs/s320/20170624_110515.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diesel enters the room as Kleppo hauls off the treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Suddenly, a light snowfall begins to fall from the ceiling.&nbsp; This indoor weather has to be the work of Saffron (a cursed demon lover) or his apprentice.<br /><br />Bemis decides to move into contact with the Magus to distract him as does the recently arrived Diesel (Treasure Hunter)&nbsp;who heard the sounds of combat.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fuvuS1nFRqY/WV8CPwt5qII/AAAAAAAABP4/EAeNTLsNEOozagCCGvC5CyjJjSgLYoJ3wCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_113743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fuvuS1nFRqY/WV8CPwt5qII/AAAAAAAABP4/EAeNTLsNEOozagCCGvC5CyjJjSgLYoJ3wCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_113743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and Diesel enter combat to assist Nigel</td></tr></tbody></table>With the Magus already in contact with Bemis and Vale, Nigel moves up and drops him with a well placed thrust through the heart.&nbsp; As he falls, the Magus drops a leather bound tome.&nbsp; Vale gathers it up and places it in his pack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rPf9h6wXvfw/WV8POkaUnvI/AAAAAAAABQ8/AOW86pea4ZMEwRTmYHcnQx7gXSXL4y_kwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_103648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rPf9h6wXvfw/WV8POkaUnvI/AAAAAAAABQ8/AOW86pea4ZMEwRTmYHcnQx7gXSXL4y_kwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_103648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basil and his henchmen spreadout</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Us1zYFfMsxs/WV8POgi5qxI/AAAAAAAABQ4/XFfDeBTli7MQYYids4drKjzXPwtgqdzmwCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_105432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Us1zYFfMsxs/WV8POgi5qxI/AAAAAAAABQ4/XFfDeBTli7MQYYids4drKjzXPwtgqdzmwCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_105432.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A battle ensues between Basil and Saffron</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Agarn sees movement at the fall end of the corridor and cast Fog to limit line of sight (Basil's warband was expanding their search area).&nbsp;&nbsp;Shadow has found some trouble (as usual).&nbsp; He is attacked by Saffron's thief but he manages to drive him back.&nbsp; Shadow then moves around a bookcase and attacks Quail's mangy dog.&nbsp; Shadow comes out on the losing end of that dogfight.<br /><br />The light snowfall gets a bit heavier (Saffron cast <strong>Call Storm</strong> again).&nbsp; Bemis and friends move further into the library heading towards the sound of fighting (Completely forgetting the plan).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bYyKMZ_obhs/WV8FiYrJ-pI/AAAAAAAABP8/Z_5MPM3Du1wl5tR-_O-u5YaleUDjvz6egCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_114601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bYyKMZ_obhs/WV8FiYrJ-pI/AAAAAAAABP8/Z_5MPM3Du1wl5tR-_O-u5YaleUDjvz6egCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_114601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A bright light suddenly flares up in front of Shadow, effectively blinding him (Quail's Apprentice cast <strong>Blinding Light</strong>).&nbsp; While Shadow stands there wondering what happened, he is cruelly cut down by Quail's ranger.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--OBGet94lOc/WV8GVVB4PLI/AAAAAAAABQQ/DGVpEmRfL8IngqBNLpEqdqprJqxT_Zy6ACLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_115530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--OBGet94lOc/WV8GVVB4PLI/AAAAAAAABQQ/DGVpEmRfL8IngqBNLpEqdqprJqxT_Zy6ACLcBGAs/s320/20170624_115530.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow is laid low just before 9Toe arrives to assist</td></tr></tbody></table>Once again, the snowfall increases.&nbsp; Diesel moves into a large room filled with bookcases - and what looks like Quail's entire warband.&nbsp; He ends up in contact with&nbsp; Quail's ranger.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nigel, still weak from his wounds, pushes in to support Diesel.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5XDwSJ7U5g/WV8HOmb7LQI/AAAAAAAABQU/vQweEptmy3wb8IxJth-TNVkO9DW38ZfVQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_121026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5XDwSJ7U5g/WV8HOmb7LQI/AAAAAAAABQU/vQweEptmy3wb8IxJth-TNVkO9DW38ZfVQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_121026.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel joins the fight</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis decides against entering the room, remembering instead that he can see what Diesel can see.&nbsp; So he closes his eyes as he activates his <strong>Eyes of Amoto</strong> amulet.&nbsp; He can now see Quail's apprentice and it looks like she is gearing up to cast a spell.&nbsp; Bemis quickly grabs a chunk of rock and chants the words to cast <strong>Grenade</strong>.&nbsp; He is successful and the rock hurls across the room and explodes right beside her.&nbsp; When the smoke clears, Bemis can see that she has fallen to one knee, severely injured from the blast (12 points of damage, it pays to increase your health stat).&nbsp; Bemis moves forward but runs smack into a wall - dang <strong>Eyes of Amoto</strong>, forgot to turn them off.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WEIqWY7prtA/WV79ra06BRI/AAAAAAAABPc/MovIhzAyWvo5hWzd94USp2gbmz0iGZlYACLcBGAs/s1600/Bemis%2Bcasts%2BGrenade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="928" height="214" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WEIqWY7prtA/WV79ra06BRI/AAAAAAAABPc/MovIhzAyWvo5hWzd94USp2gbmz0iGZlYACLcBGAs/s320/Bemis%2Bcasts%2BGrenade.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis casts Grenade</td></tr></tbody></table>9Toe engages Quail's barbarian and easily forces him backwards.&nbsp; He is then attacked by Quail's ranger and deals him a heavy blow (9 points of damage).&nbsp; 9Toe is then set upon by Quail's dog.&nbsp; He smacks him hard up side the head, dropping him to the floor.&nbsp; Diesel engages Quail's treasure hunter but neither one can gain an advantage on the other.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Agarn and others have left the library, carrying a tome and waits outside the entry point for Bemis.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_jK4CZa_eH0/WV8IgbH-fwI/AAAAAAAABQw/8N9NBlz5uawhiKRQO70DY7-w4nQnFx_aQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_115948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_jK4CZa_eH0/WV8IgbH-fwI/AAAAAAAABQw/8N9NBlz5uawhiKRQO70DY7-w4nQnFx_aQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_115948.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn, Hatch, and Kleppo haul treasure to the exit</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lw48Dj53fz4/WV8IgQp91eI/AAAAAAAABQs/ENCRFGUV2KoM2ppd6UNDUWtrVwK7TFDqQCEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_110506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lw48Dj53fz4/WV8IgQp91eI/AAAAAAAABQs/ENCRFGUV2KoM2ppd6UNDUWtrVwK7TFDqQCEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_110506.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brothers Niko and Piko exit with treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis tries to use the <strong>Eyes of Amoto</strong> again but&nbsp;discovers they do not have enough power and have to recharge (One use per game).&nbsp;&nbsp;So he steps into the room to see what is happening.&nbsp; He sees a lot of Quail's minions, including Quail, a knight, and a crossbowman frantically trying to reload.&nbsp; He quickly conjures up some <strong>Fog</strong> to block line of sight.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikEsHhRMT_o/WV8IgEqrIAI/AAAAAAAABQo/Uq58nWXA9fs-AcPCBvLTziE7WIbApWMQACEwYBhgL/s1600/20170624_122434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikEsHhRMT_o/WV8IgEqrIAI/AAAAAAAABQo/Uq58nWXA9fs-AcPCBvLTziE7WIbApWMQACEwYBhgL/s320/20170624_122434.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail plus a&nbsp;knight and crossbowman</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrZWMdNhA-Y/WV8FjIws3UI/AAAAAAAABQM/_FEBMV8sWXowSO7ACXugdhhwtd7Ww5fRwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_122426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrZWMdNhA-Y/WV8FjIws3UI/AAAAAAAABQM/_FEBMV8sWXowSO7ACXugdhhwtd7Ww5fRwCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_122426.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis casts Fog while his warband engages Quail's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Quail's ranger strikes Nigel with a low blow, he falls and strikes his head on the floor - out cold. This action enrages 9Toe.&nbsp; With a flurry of swings and thrusts, he beats the ranger down putting him out of action.&nbsp; Nigel has been avenged - for now (Toe mentally writes the ranger into his Book of Grudges).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wWC-IKfbcg0/WV8HOzC5r3I/AAAAAAAABQc/uR7lZS06sgUvey81LmKDASBGbUAqEF7lQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_123723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wWC-IKfbcg0/WV8HOzC5r3I/AAAAAAAABQc/uR7lZS06sgUvey81LmKDASBGbUAqEF7lQCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_123723.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's knight charges towards Bemis</td></tr></tbody></table>Quail's knight burst through the <strong>Fog</strong> and charged towards Bemis.&nbsp; Bemis, trying not to soil himself, quickly begins the incantation for a spell. Elsewhere in the room, Diesel is still unable to break through Quail's treasure hunter's defenses.&nbsp; Just as he sees an opening and prepares to strike down his foe, he finds himself standing in front of Bemis with his sword raised and ready to swing.&nbsp; The knight is now standing toe to toe with his own treasure hunter.&nbsp; Bemis managed to successfully cast <strong>Transpose</strong>, easily overcoming the weak will of Quail's knight.<br />﻿﻿﻿﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPZ6My4XX4I/WV8HO85OCII/AAAAAAAABQY/WMJs0cIt_4kKy3VuPY8Ht0CFsSs-N8RLQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_124432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPZ6My4XX4I/WV8HO85OCII/AAAAAAAABQY/WMJs0cIt_4kKy3VuPY8Ht0CFsSs-N8RLQCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_124432.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis successfully Transposed Quail's knight and Diesel</td></tr></tbody></table>With that final piece of magical genius, Bemis tells 9Toe to grab Nigel and back out of the room.&nbsp; So with Diesel's help, the two of them manage to drag Nigel's unconscious body from the room.&nbsp; With no pursuit by Quail's warband, Bemis casually heads towards the exit.<br /><br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lZOER3oy-wI/WV8HtUJ2HtI/AAAAAAAABQk/3ZnG7AsKyqc7ov-Dq4cCmIgz7OkqC-3mACLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_125659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lZOER3oy-wI/WV8HtUJ2HtI/AAAAAAAABQk/3ZnG7AsKyqc7ov-Dq4cCmIgz7OkqC-3mACLcBGAs/s320/20170624_125659.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrying Nigel's unconscious body, Bemis and the gang head towards the exit</td></tr></tbody></table>Back home safe and sound, Bemis takes note of the day's haul.&nbsp; Six (6) treasures were recovered from the ruined library:&nbsp; 480 gold coins, four grimoires (Wall, Bind Demon, Illusionary Soldier, and the cursed Book of Lichdom), and a magic dagger (+1 fight).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-4VcxyXuPY/WV8HtUVMuAI/AAAAAAAABQg/W0xL1lNJhKcFoWhXKduJbAMQ8gvHUt5YQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170624_130137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-4VcxyXuPY/WV8HtUVMuAI/AAAAAAAABQg/W0xL1lNJhKcFoWhXKduJbAMQ8gvHUt5YQCLcBGAs/s320/20170624_130137.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The obligatory after game group picture with the loot</td></tr></tbody></table>Even though it pained him to do so, Bemis tossed the Book of Lichdom into the fire pit (and gained 50 xp).&nbsp; He hated destroying any book but in this case, it had to be done.&nbsp; The thought of the Lich Lord making an attack on his base and obtaining the book was too great of a threat to ignore (Hmmmm, an assault on a rival wizard's base would make an interesting scenario.&nbsp; Wonder where Quail lives??? Hahahahaha).<br /><br />Epilogue<br />One of my better games with&nbsp;six treasures and 450 experience.&nbsp; The use of the dwarven forge sets really restricted the line of sight and movement of the various warbands.&nbsp; All across the table numerous one-on-one battles emerged as the wizards attempted to collect treasures with the occasional three-way contest going on as well.&nbsp; In my area, I really only encountered Quail's warband, except for a single battle with Saffron's thief.&nbsp; Basil was not inclined to stick his head through the fog barriers Bemis and Agarn cast.&nbsp; <br /><br />&nbsp;All in all, another extremely good game with a great bunch of gamers.&nbsp; The next game is in 2 days so got to get this posted.&nbsp; Hope you enjoyed the read.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-18094874483016961192017-05-18T21:18:00.000-07:002017-05-18T21:18:14.479-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 5 - Rise of the Undead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div>This past Saturday we once again got together for our monthly Frostgrave campaign game to play the 4th scenario of the The Thaw of the Lich Lord - The Storm of Undeath.&nbsp; Once again real life interfered and we only had 5 players.&nbsp; We scaled the scenario to accommodate multiple players, placed the treasure, skeletons, and random drew for starting locations.<br /><br />You can see more game details in Chris' post so I won't repeat them all here:<br /><a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/05/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-5-storm-of.html" target="_blank">Game 5: The Storm of Undeath</a> <br /><br />The Game Begins<br /><br />As Bemis and his warband left the comfort of their library base, snow was lightly falling.&nbsp; By the time they reached the ruins of the old city, the snowfall had intensified and visibility was greatly reduced.&nbsp; <br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7N5qLQkAQi8/WR5dgBugB9I/AAAAAAAABNg/iFW3YS9sRHAhfb3-yVwno0S_e5OWnP_mQCLcB/s1600/1%2BTable%2Bshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7N5qLQkAQi8/WR5dgBugB9I/AAAAAAAABNg/iFW3YS9sRHAhfb3-yVwno0S_e5OWnP_mQCLcB/s320/1%2BTable%2Bshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table set-up</td></tr></tbody></table>Today Bemis was going out to investigate rumors of increasing undead activity.&nbsp; Lately, it did seem like an aura of necromantic power was getting stronger.&nbsp; Additionally he reading through some old journals he had determined the location of magic tome hidden in an old cemetery (Reveal Secret).&nbsp; The cemetery was located near some ancient columns.&nbsp; The columns themselves were wrapped in mystery and wild claims of unnatural power.&nbsp; Many of these rumors had persisted for hundreds of years even though no one had actually seen the aforementioned columns in recent times.&nbsp; Bemis was able to confirm some of the stories through reading and studying the old tomes and scrolls found beneath his library.&nbsp; That coupled with a partial map of the old city gave him a reasonable level of confidence in today's outing.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R70A8LzfdxI/WR5cT2C5oEI/AAAAAAAABNY/AkwLoB_tOjAqGqLnPKtq5yeJ3mAhkpQDgCEw/s1600/20170513_092143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R70A8LzfdxI/WR5cT2C5oEI/AAAAAAAABNY/AkwLoB_tOjAqGqLnPKtq5yeJ3mAhkpQDgCEw/s320/20170513_092143.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the squares with undead waiting to be animated</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Agarn had prepared well by successfully writing scrolls.&nbsp; Both were also able to summon their familiars, a honey badger and a beaver (Two successful casts of Familiar).&nbsp; With these and the items taken from the vault (Scroll Drain Word and Scroll Time Store), his warband was well equipped for the day's activities, or so he hoped.&nbsp; Nigel had assisted with drawing up an exploration plan.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUEv7lgoQIA/WR5cVOG-AmI/AAAAAAAABNY/UfbFMK1lGYYf8CQM8UeGjpRw_8KEuOIGACEw/s1600/20170513_092213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUEv7lgoQIA/WR5cVOG-AmI/AAAAAAAABNY/UfbFMK1lGYYf8CQM8UeGjpRw_8KEuOIGACEw/s320/20170513_092213.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of one of the squares</td></tr></tbody></table>The newly fallen snow helped muffle the sound of his warband moving through the outer ruins.&nbsp; Although if you listened carefully you could discern the occasional clinking of various weapons and gear carried by his associates.&nbsp; Having reached their rendezvous point, Bemis and the lads prepared to move into the search area.&nbsp; The snow had gotten a big heavier and the wind was beginning to pick up.<br /><br />As they entered the old cemetery, Agarn rooted around until be found an old rusted chest half buried in a crumbling stone wall.&nbsp; Before he could pick it up, he noticed a lot of movement in the ruins to their front.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5ruIZzAW0U/WR5cV3Tie_I/AAAAAAAABNY/OhPy3TlNzmcW1s5Xx1io4JVapFJvZA1zQCEw/s1600/20170513_092248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5ruIZzAW0U/WR5cV3Tie_I/AAAAAAAABNY/OhPy3TlNzmcW1s5Xx1io4JVapFJvZA1zQCEw/s320/20170513_092248.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffarn and his demon lovers</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis had also noticed the movement of a rival warband but that is not what had his attention.&nbsp; Occasionally, when he was out in the frozen ruins, he had started to feel a strange necromantic tingling deep in his brain.&nbsp; Like a presence lurking just on the edge of reality.&nbsp; Were the rumors about a Lich Lord actually based on fact?&nbsp; Was this Lich on the cusp of breaking into the real world?&nbsp; Bemis knew he would do anything to prevent such an occurrence from happening.&nbsp; Maybe these columns demanded personal investigation.&nbsp; <br /><br />As he focused on the square formed by the columns, he detected scattered piles of bones and four chests laying in the snow.&nbsp; Something strange had happened here.&nbsp; The scene had the appearance of a group of explorers who were simultaneously killed while carrying off items they had looted.&nbsp; How long ago this may have happened could not be ascertained.&nbsp; The odd part was all of the piles of bones were within the square formed by the columns.&nbsp; The slight taint of necromantic sorcery was getting stronger, and it appeared to emanating from the columns.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Za2wDZTNb8Y/WR5gmXLiAqI/AAAAAAAABN0/5vYOfVgouOca9n1BHEzeuGw-1HdpfxjqwCLcB/s1600/2%2BBemis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Za2wDZTNb8Y/WR5gmXLiAqI/AAAAAAAABN0/5vYOfVgouOca9n1BHEzeuGw-1HdpfxjqwCLcB/s320/2%2BBemis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the gang move forward</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis then spotted Chaffarn on the other side of the square.&nbsp; That cursed demon lover was here today.&nbsp; Bemis started his warband moving forward towards the columns by casting Fog into the square to cover their movement from Chaffarn.&nbsp; Nigel, Vale, 9Toe, Diesel Vin, Kleppo, Niko and Piko all moved towards the square.&nbsp; Hatch and Shadow moved off to the right to explore.&nbsp; Agarn forgot about the chest in the cemetery and moved up as well.&nbsp; He decided to hinder Chaffarn by attempting to cast Drain Word but he twisted some of the words and his incantation failed.&nbsp; Agarn then read the spell from a scroll and a rune of Telekinesis appeared in the cloudy sky.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o1isKqYW1yk/WR5cWLfBPMI/AAAAAAAABNk/OUqZTL0YRmwUFgXo0jycYAZuixMnjJ5BACEw/s1600/20170513_094901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o1isKqYW1yk/WR5cWLfBPMI/AAAAAAAABNk/OUqZTL0YRmwUFgXo0jycYAZuixMnjJ5BACEw/s320/20170513_094901.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and 9Toe grab some loot</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel and 9Toe quickly moved forward and picked up two of the chests, trying not to step on the piles of bones.&nbsp; They could hear footsteps and whispering on the other side of the fog.&nbsp; Nigel waved Vale, Diesel, Niko and Piko to move up.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Esh_FTtL6hU/WR5cXOPxTBI/AAAAAAAABNY/GUMOZAnwS0EeNRSF_3Psjw4fQgODptNIACEw/s1600/20170513_095131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Esh_FTtL6hU/WR5cXOPxTBI/AAAAAAAABNY/GUMOZAnwS0EeNRSF_3Psjw4fQgODptNIACEw/s320/20170513_095131.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn casts another fog bank</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uUTfHcIsmrM/WR5cZR5Xc3I/AAAAAAAABNY/c5BW9v1fODkNmEU-7oqRxO_SiY6DuIioACEw/s1600/20170513_100737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uUTfHcIsmrM/WR5cZR5Xc3I/AAAAAAAABNY/c5BW9v1fODkNmEU-7oqRxO_SiY6DuIioACEw/s320/20170513_100737.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of Benis' gang moves forward to protect their&nbsp;treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Having moved forward a bit, Bemis decided some more cover was needed.&nbsp; He once again spoke the words for Fog to appear but stepped on his robe and was distracted - the Fog dissipated in his hands.&nbsp; That'll teach to try and cast while walking.&nbsp; "Agarn, some assistance lad" and pointed into the square, "Fog if it would not be too much trouble".&nbsp; Agarn complied and in short order, another bank of Fog was protecting them from Chaffarn's view.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_r8F9eTQj0/WR5wEiY7qqI/AAAAAAAABOs/RUXtLpIIgmIBSnAWlsKh08mjz0t6BrSnQCEw/s1600/6%2BQuail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_r8F9eTQj0/WR5wEiY7qqI/AAAAAAAABOs/RUXtLpIIgmIBSnAWlsKh08mjz0t6BrSnQCEw/s320/6%2BQuail.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unguarded treasure is almost lost</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Over to the right, a crossbow bolt skips off a stone wall, barely missing Shadow.&nbsp; This caused Hatch to look around for the shooter.&nbsp; He doesn't see him but he does see one of Quail's men and a dog reach the cemetery wall.&nbsp; They must be trying to sneak up behind us.&nbsp; Hatch whistled to get Agarn's attention and points out the pair. Agarn says "Oh no, they'll find the chest".&nbsp; He picks up a chunk of ice and speaks the cant to turn it into a deadly projectile (Successful cast of Grenade).&nbsp; He throws it towards the two intruders.&nbsp; The ice explodes throwing shards into the face of Quail's treasure hunter(potential thief) cutting him pretty good (7 damage).&nbsp; The dog escapes injury.&nbsp; Hatch yells at Shadow, "Sic 'em boy" and runs towards the cemetery to assist.&nbsp; Shadow takes off at a full run and barrels into the treasure hunter.&nbsp; The treasure hunter must have been a bit angry from the ice shards and struck Shadow with e tremendous blow to the head.&nbsp; The poor thing crumpled to the snow never to arise.&nbsp; With that, the treasure hunter and Quail's dog hightailed it back towards their warband.&nbsp; Agarn breathed a sigh of relief, "Bemis would have been furious if I had lost that chest".<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r5w5Ir7zDa4/WR5ijTUXBsI/AAAAAAAABOA/ipzBuYMBkFIlf-7koqXnK0ps34NtZ4pXQCLcB/s1600/3%2BQuails%2Battack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r5w5Ir7zDa4/WR5ijTUXBsI/AAAAAAAABOA/ipzBuYMBkFIlf-7koqXnK0ps34NtZ4pXQCLcB/s320/3%2BQuails%2Battack.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intercepting Quail's thieves....</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UTQ1bAq_LZU/WR5caMFXHmI/AAAAAAAABNY/sA930FQP718gEE0_81sCTN0C7uw5iuxfQCEw/s1600/20170513_102912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UTQ1bAq_LZU/WR5caMFXHmI/AAAAAAAABNY/sA930FQP718gEE0_81sCTN0C7uw5iuxfQCEw/s320/20170513_102912.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail's henchmen retreat after taking down Shadow</td></tr></tbody></table><br />﻿A flash of green lightning appeared off the right, along with a tingling sensation.&nbsp; Some strange sorceries were afoot.&nbsp; The sounds of fighting off to the right could be heard in the wind.&nbsp; Quail and his bunch must be getting stuck in over there.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nDDmZgEAkvk/WR5kBJoVIrI/AAAAAAAABOM/RFGMVZCTxZYBt12Zv-VL3SeEphiwGSj4QCLcB/s1600/4%2BQuail%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nDDmZgEAkvk/WR5kBJoVIrI/AAAAAAAABOM/RFGMVZCTxZYBt12Zv-VL3SeEphiwGSj4QCLcB/s320/4%2BQuail%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quail and Chaffarn compete for treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Chaffarn's demonic dog moved around the fog bank and was sniffing at the piles of bones.&nbsp; Bemis threw up another wall of Fog as additional cover.&nbsp; The rest of the warband drags the treasure back.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIajSB6nFCU/WR5cZlVzlMI/AAAAAAAABNY/PuFb7CTYf3Yz_1PWtEy_kR9frwE8_D3UACEw/s1600/20170513_102753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIajSB6nFCU/WR5cZlVzlMI/AAAAAAAABNY/PuFb7CTYf3Yz_1PWtEy_kR9frwE8_D3UACEw/s320/20170513_102753.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffarn's dog sniffing around</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zgRwiMfDq-8/WR5caEZP2YI/AAAAAAAABNY/9HstXk39n3YdCA2NEhDLOWl59vqy570OgCEw/s1600/20170513_104332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zgRwiMfDq-8/WR5caEZP2YI/AAAAAAAABNY/9HstXk39n3YdCA2NEhDLOWl59vqy570OgCEw/s320/20170513_104332.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More fog is always better</td></tr></tbody></table>Agarn successfully cast Telekinesis even though the Drain Word affected his mental faculties.&nbsp; He strained so hard a slight trickle of blood came from his nose (pushed the spell for 6 points).&nbsp; The chest moved towards Hatch and dropped at his feet as Agarn fell against the cemetery wall for support.&nbsp; "Go" he weakly called to Hatch.&nbsp; Getting the message, Hatch swiftly picked up the chest and headed out.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-is44rdgf9yQ/WR5casHrnhI/AAAAAAAABNY/5lTyZak4tGMsfCkA67Duqb_0pxfm2U4AACEw/s1600/20170513_105556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-is44rdgf9yQ/WR5casHrnhI/AAAAAAAABNY/5lTyZak4tGMsfCkA67Duqb_0pxfm2U4AACEw/s320/20170513_105556.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The piles of bones turn into skeletons</td></tr></tbody></table>There was another flash of lightning and all four columns momentarily lit up which blazing runes.&nbsp; Green energy arched throughout the square making everyone wonder what was happening.&nbsp; Bemis knew an unseen force was trying to channel the power for some foul arcane purpose.&nbsp; Suddenly no one had time to wonder as the piles of bones began to manifest into armored skeletons.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U6AJ2WTBXxc/WR5nlIXrwcI/AAAAAAAABOc/EJbJsSFomkcOvgEnxurPOUsft5URHGdlQCLcB/s1600/5%2BChaffarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U6AJ2WTBXxc/WR5nlIXrwcI/AAAAAAAABOc/EJbJsSFomkcOvgEnxurPOUsft5URHGdlQCLcB/s320/5%2BChaffarn.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the fog wall - Chaffarn</td></tr></tbody></table>Two of the bone piles animated into skeletons on Bemis' side of the fog wall.&nbsp; Vale was first to react, his Sword of Undead Slaying undoubtedly giving him an edge.&nbsp; He easily sliced through a skeleton reducing it back to pile of bones.&nbsp; Diesel and Nigel engaged the second skeleton with Nigel getting in the killing blow.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ughpcYM9vro/WR5cbOjJDKI/AAAAAAAABNY/umbCrPUpbv4ysZ1ZX-obBkTSRKcNjtPCACEw/s1600/20170513_110600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ughpcYM9vro/WR5cbOjJDKI/AAAAAAAABNY/umbCrPUpbv4ysZ1ZX-obBkTSRKcNjtPCACEw/s320/20170513_110600.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe, Vale, and Nigel engage the skeletons</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Rm_ZjAfQLQ/WR5cbp4rNTI/AAAAAAAABNY/tS15ku8KVnIHrEVdNKvtZ0oZyKWuMwj5gCEw/s1600/20170513_112208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Rm_ZjAfQLQ/WR5cbp4rNTI/AAAAAAAABNY/tS15ku8KVnIHrEVdNKvtZ0oZyKWuMwj5gCEw/s320/20170513_112208.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four skeletons are down</td></tr></tbody></table>Seeing a skeletal arm poke through the fog, 9Toe and Piko move to protect Bemis.&nbsp; They engage the skeleton but fail to cause any damage.&nbsp; Agarn moved to look around the fog and spied more skeletons.&nbsp; He grabbed a chunk of ice and quickly, and accurately spoke the words for Grenade.&nbsp; He throws the chunk of ice but the shards fail to cause any damage.&nbsp; Another skeleton joined the fray forcing 9Toe and Piko to each engage in single combat.&nbsp; Nigel's endless sessions with the sword proved their worth; both managed to defeat their undead opponents.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iCbyda4HdcI/WR5ccrduy2I/AAAAAAAABNY/Tjp-ofS8-Pw9EzIN-xhgOM_3sXdrp0N0QCEw/s1600/20170513_112531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iCbyda4HdcI/WR5ccrduy2I/AAAAAAAABNY/Tjp-ofS8-Pw9EzIN-xhgOM_3sXdrp0N0QCEw/s320/20170513_112531.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the fog walls dissipates</td></tr></tbody></table>Just as things are going well, one of the fog banks melts away exposing a scene of carnage.&nbsp; One of the newly arisen skeletons has managed to slice its way through three members of Chaffarn's warband - a warhound, a summoned imp, and a treasure hunter lay in the snow around the undead creature.&nbsp; Bemis rushes his incantation to cast Grenade at a fleeing Chaffarn.&nbsp; Agarn throws up another Fog wall to prevent retaliation from Chaffarn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Before Nigel or the others could react, the dead treasure hunter struggled to a standing position and turned towards Nigel.&nbsp; His eyes were red and his movements seemed forced.&nbsp; Could this be a revenant?&nbsp; Bemis had read about such creatures.&nbsp; His musings were cut short as the undead treasure hunter launched itself at Nigel.&nbsp; Nigel was caught off guard but his reflects saved him.&nbsp; He managed to deflect the creatures sword thrust from anything vital but took a tremendous gash in his side that nearly dropped him to his knees (10 points of damage).&nbsp; Nigel reached into his bags of tricks (Used Captain's Trick Furious Attack for +3 Fight) and quickly changed the direction of his thrust, killing the undead treasure hunter - for good this time.&nbsp; While this was happening, Vale engaged the skeleton but was unable to cause any damage.&nbsp; Nigel, still feeling weak, moved to assist Vale as did Diesel Vin.&nbsp; With the skeleton distracted by the other two, Nigel quickly lopped its head off.<br /><br />Bemis sees Chaffarn's Man-at-Arms attempting to flee the area.&nbsp; Not quite sure why, but he attempts to Transpose Man-at-Arms with Diesel Vin.&nbsp; Bemis successfully managed to cast the spell and both figures started to fade out.&nbsp; But as quickly as they started, they both re-materialized in their original locations (The Man-at-Arms made a successful Will roll).&nbsp; <br /><br />Agarn seeing what his Master had attempted decided to try his luck.&nbsp; Before Bemis could stop him, he concentrated hard and managed to cast Transpose (boosted it 3 points to 21).&nbsp; The man at arms failed to exert his will and suddenly found himself surrounded by members of Bemis' warband.<br />﻿﻿﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3N9C4PC6pbk/WR5cchSIuOI/AAAAAAAABNY/s8ae8WgxFNc6oWAJjc-N5c0xEwAr9senwCEw/s1600/20170513_115204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3N9C4PC6pbk/WR5cchSIuOI/AAAAAAAABNY/s8ae8WgxFNc6oWAJjc-N5c0xEwAr9senwCEw/s320/20170513_115204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The possessed fighter defeats Nigel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-enQDLTbE72o/WR5cc_h_kWI/AAAAAAAABNY/BLQ4ewDI8eMPShjs4uE7_dDrA8JRdsCIwCEw/s1600/20170513_115215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-enQDLTbE72o/WR5cc_h_kWI/AAAAAAAABNY/BLQ4ewDI8eMPShjs4uE7_dDrA8JRdsCIwCEw/s320/20170513_115215.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale and 9Toe move up to revenge Nigel</td></tr></tbody></table>Too late did Bemis and Agarn realize the henchman was actually possessed by some kind of demon entity (Chaffarn had cast Possess earlier).&nbsp; Nigel, 9Toe, and Vale all tried to bring the beast down.&nbsp; Nigel and Vale took severe beatings in the process and the possessed monster managed to get away.&nbsp; 9Toe decided to help out his friends instead of chasing the foul creature; with Diesel's help, they managed to get them to safety.&nbsp; Agarn was relieved that they would make a full recovery.&nbsp; Of course Nigel would have a few choice words for the two wizards once he had recovered.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rH4zb5qQIPE/WR5cdJ0fvII/AAAAAAAABNY/e8GuCiPEQtsFmAhrx99DXG5MV_ltwY01ACEw/s1600/20170513_115249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rH4zb5qQIPE/WR5cdJ0fvII/AAAAAAAABNY/e8GuCiPEQtsFmAhrx99DXG5MV_ltwY01ACEw/s320/20170513_115249.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The possessed fighter takes out Vale</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis cast one final Fog before withdrawing.&nbsp; This time he made it out with all his band except Shadow who remained behind in an icy grave.<br /><br />Like he always does, Bemis spent some time rummaging around through all the old documents, scrolls, and tomes in his library home.&nbsp; He didn't discover any magical writings (failed the Library roll) but he did managed to learn of the location of a great under ground library (Absorb Knowledge).&nbsp; Bemis was all excited, this must be the same library referenced by the great Druid Knabe in his annals.<br /><br />The chest from the cemetery contained a grimoire titled Homunculus. Bemis wasn't sure what to make of it so he stored it in his vault for later consumption.&nbsp; The other chests contained two more tomes, grimoire's of Summon Demon and Decay, 200 gold coins plus a rolled up banner (Banner of Courage).&nbsp; Grimoires are always a favorite of Bemis.&nbsp; Maybe the banner could be sold.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xAqlBWidjGY/WR5cdVNDk3I/AAAAAAAABNY/WMM7LQXrYNgXhS3jM-68HhVC9PoQwEoAACEw/s1600/20170513_115928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xAqlBWidjGY/WR5cdVNDk3I/AAAAAAAABNY/WMM7LQXrYNgXhS3jM-68HhVC9PoQwEoAACEw/s320/20170513_115928.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end game photo</td></tr></tbody></table>Epilogue<br /><br />Spell wise this was a much better game for Bemis.&nbsp; He and Agarn managed to cast 11 out of 15 spells (110 xp).&nbsp; As a warband, they killed 5 skeletons (10 xp each) and 1 revenant (20 xp).&nbsp; This added to the 200 xp from the 4 treasures, 50 xp for being in the square when the lightning struck,&nbsp;and the 50 xp from Absorb Knowledge gave Bemis 480 xp for the game.&nbsp; <br /><br />As for wandering monsters, we ended up with 2 frost trolls, 2 rangifers, a small construct, and 1 wraith - all came in at the far end of the table.&nbsp; They had a good time playing with Quail's, Missy's and Alfred the Unready's warbands.<br /><br />If you have read Chris' report, then you know Quail's issue with generating offensive firepower as a Sigilist.&nbsp; Bemis being a Sigilist also lacks offensive spells, except for Grenade, plus he doesn't have any archers or crossbowmen.&nbsp; This means he has to be a bit more creative in how he approaches each adventure.&nbsp; I still like the spell Transpose even though things didn't go well this time.&nbsp; I think used properly, it can be very useful.<br /><br />Well six weeks until our next campaign game - Ugh.....Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-84934473029091165172017-05-10T20:33:00.000-07:002017-05-11T18:15:09.341-07:00Campaign Game 4: Herding Rangifers<br />Seems like forever since we last played.&nbsp; Unfortunately we would be short three of our regular members.&nbsp; The scenario would be Run of the Rangifers.&nbsp; And it would be David's last game before he moves.&nbsp; You can read Quail's report here: <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/05/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-4-borough.html" target="_blank">Borough of the Beastmen</a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWfGBzZ3XJs/WRO81yQ6YZI/AAAAAAAABKs/yHe1UC6jnB0656JycBbwfq5ndRD9g16AwCEw/s1600/20170429_094026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWfGBzZ3XJs/WRO81yQ6YZI/AAAAAAAABKs/yHe1UC6jnB0656JycBbwfq5ndRD9g16AwCEw/s320/20170429_094026.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KhtkxHxldAk/WRO84JrgUxI/AAAAAAAABKs/jIFdvAzLL9sVKRaU3tZOeQooW6WPgerrgCEw/s1600/20170429_094120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KhtkxHxldAk/WRO84JrgUxI/AAAAAAAABKs/jIFdvAzLL9sVKRaU3tZOeQooW6WPgerrgCEw/s320/20170429_094120.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Rangifer looking for a victim</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Agarn were unable to successfully cast any of their preparatory spells except for one - Bemis did manage to cast <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>.&nbsp; The other spells - two x <strong>Write Scroll</strong> and two x <strong>Familiar</strong> - all failed.&nbsp; Unbeknownst to Bemis, this foretold a day of reduced magic energy surrounding the two.<br /><br />While focusing on the revealed treasure location, Bemis ascertained that it would be found at the base of a large ruined bridge.&nbsp; It would be in an area of the frozen city he had not explored yet.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LJjZc6DrHYo/WRO89tS7UqI/AAAAAAAABKk/_h4DSCyAry4XiCUyc5aXqqQYK7R-ajpcwCEw/s1600/Benis%2BStart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LJjZc6DrHYo/WRO89tS7UqI/AAAAAAAABKk/_h4DSCyAry4XiCUyc5aXqqQYK7R-ajpcwCEw/s320/Benis%2BStart.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting position for Bemis</td></tr></tbody></table>As the warband made preparations to go exploring, Bemis gave Niko what he thought was a <strong>Potion of Invisibility</strong> and a scroll of <strong>Leap</strong> to Agarn.&nbsp; He then split his band into two groups and moved out.&nbsp; <br />As the party reaches the top of the ruined bridge, Nigel and Niko see an antlered creature to their immediate front.&nbsp; It doesn't look happy.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N2Jj6Z0kO_Y/WRO858W-L6I/AAAAAAAABJ8/yXc94cf5cd8dJd-YW7rlKUHb2bRUC4xfACLcB/s1600/20170429_095114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N2Jj6Z0kO_Y/WRO858W-L6I/AAAAAAAABJ8/yXc94cf5cd8dJd-YW7rlKUHb2bRUC4xfACLcB/s320/20170429_095114.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and friends</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel signals to move up and surround the beast.&nbsp; So Niko decided to drink his potion of invisibility.&nbsp; He took a sip, immediately spit the foul substance out, and threw the bottle to the ground.&nbsp; The bottle shattered and an unnatural darkness spread across the area greatly reducing visibility (<strong>Bottle of Darkness</strong>, visibility reduced to 12 inches).&nbsp; Bemis had given him the wrong potion.&nbsp; The darkness would hamper his warband's search but it would provide protection from ranged weapons and spells.&nbsp; However, the noise of the breaking glass caused the creature to turn towards them.&nbsp; Nigel pushed Niko forward and quickly followed him into contact with the beast.&nbsp; Nigel was able to to slightly wound the beast.&nbsp; <br /><br />Hatch moved off to the right to explore a ruined building.<br /><br />Over in Agarn's group, Kleppo sees a small runic stone on the base of a nearby statue and moves to pick it up.&nbsp; While he was up there, he spotted another stone off to the left.&nbsp; Shadow was already trotting off in that direction<br /><br />Bemis and Agarn both tried to cast <strong>Drain Word</strong> but were unsuccessful.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MpHeIIiz6SY/WRO86KJIp2I/AAAAAAAABKs/cGM2E4fq3_ka62iAlyWb-6OMNX64tBnXgCEw/s1600/20170429_101121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MpHeIIiz6SY/WRO86KJIp2I/AAAAAAAABKs/cGM2E4fq3_ka62iAlyWb-6OMNX64tBnXgCEw/s320/20170429_101121.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and the lads fighting a Rangifer</td></tr></tbody></table>Nigel was quickly joined by 9Toe and Diesel Vin while Vale skirted the combat and moved further along the old stone bridge.&nbsp; While the others kept it busy, Nigel managed to strike it down with a single well placed thrust.&nbsp; After the creature fell, Bemis told Diesel and Niko to go join up with Agarn's group, so he scurried down the side of the bridge.&nbsp; Niko looked down and spotted a strange runic object half covered with snow.&nbsp; He picked it up and stuck it in his bag.&nbsp; He then followed Diesel.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-83x-dtoZwhQ/WRO863HZX6I/AAAAAAAABKs/lBsgi7G2vvw1QOxm0NVVEmMXb3tPilqAwCEw/s1600/20170429_103455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-83x-dtoZwhQ/WRO863HZX6I/AAAAAAAABKs/lBsgi7G2vvw1QOxm0NVVEmMXb3tPilqAwCEw/s320/20170429_103455.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rangifer down</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis once again failed to cast <strong>Drain Word</strong>.&nbsp; Was the darkness affecting his magicial abilities?&nbsp; Something seemed to be wrong.<br /><br />Agarn decided to use a scroll to <strong>Leap</strong> Piko to the top of a nearby tower.&nbsp; The view would allow him to vector the warband to likely locations to search for treasure. Of course Agarn did not factor in the fact that visibility was greatly reduced.<br /><br />Kleppo moves past Agarn towards the stone he had spotted earlier.&nbsp; Shadow III is sniffing around the stone when an arrow causes him to jump.&nbsp; He looks around and sees some of Quail's henchmen.&nbsp; With a growl, he takes off running towards them.<br /><br />Vale is attacked by another of the strange creatures sporting antlers.&nbsp; At the same time, a third creature climbs up the ruined bridge right in front of 9Toe.&nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zg0eqCOACFg/WRO87HqQiaI/AAAAAAAABKs/nkNeMKqjV7oryT_2BjIlSM3XZDVFs6_6gCEw/s1600/20170429_110038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zg0eqCOACFg/WRO87HqQiaI/AAAAAAAABKs/nkNeMKqjV7oryT_2BjIlSM3XZDVFs6_6gCEw/s320/20170429_110038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />After a series of blows and parries, Vale is cut down and falls from the walkway onto the rocks below.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8cIRpNQi114/WRPGgNx_FrI/AAAAAAAABK4/SVwntt465xsUcElJXo2XH9PNI3vwKYDwgCLcB/s1600/Vale%2Bdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8cIRpNQi114/WRPGgNx_FrI/AAAAAAAABK4/SVwntt465xsUcElJXo2XH9PNI3vwKYDwgCLcB/s320/Vale%2Bdown.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vale falls to a Rangifer</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not far away, Nigel finds himself outfought by one of the antlered beings.&nbsp; He receives a slight wound from one of the creature's antlers.&nbsp; But then, with a series of lightning thrusts and ripostes, Nigel beats his way through the creature's defenses and drops it to the ground.&nbsp; Yelling a dwarven battle cry, 9Toe then moves around Nigel to engage the beast that took down Vale.&nbsp; 9Toe went in hard and straight and takes the creature down with a single blow.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FyL5YEUIMWk/WRO88cwsPcI/AAAAAAAABKs/1pu5OcdFzGwRmxso5K17p0Q8dNCSTtOEwCEw/s1600/20170429_111456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FyL5YEUIMWk/WRO88cwsPcI/AAAAAAAABKs/1pu5OcdFzGwRmxso5K17p0Q8dNCSTtOEwCEw/s320/20170429_111456.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9Toe avenges Vale</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and Agarn again find their attempt to cast spells thwarted by some unnatural force.&nbsp; Both experience burns from magical blow back (Bemis 1 damage, Agarn 2 damage).<br /><br />Shadow jumps on Quails archer but is quickly whacked in the head and knocked senseless.<br /><br />Kleppo picks up the runic stone and adds it to one in his pack.&nbsp; Hopefully Master Bemis will know what to do with them.&nbsp; Just as he puts the rune in his pack, he has to quickly draw his axe to fend off Quail's mutt.<br /><br />And again Bemis is unable to muster the magic needed to cast a spell.<br /><br />Agarn was watching Kleppo's progress when something struck the ground beside him.&nbsp; He jumped and squealed in surprise.&nbsp; Quail's archer had attempted.&nbsp; He glanced down and noticed the arrow was fletched with quail feathers; they never fly straight.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NZZrwzQrtB0/WRO87DJmSII/AAAAAAAABKs/Pzy6Stp7ZhEAOa1-2qxaSEmpvLlYRUdPACEw/s1600/20170429_103509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NZZrwzQrtB0/WRO87DJmSII/AAAAAAAABKs/Pzy6Stp7ZhEAOa1-2qxaSEmpvLlYRUdPACEw/s320/20170429_103509.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piko on top of the tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Up on top of the tower, Piko had picked up a rune stone.&nbsp; He moved to the edge and dropped the rune into the snow below.&nbsp; Niko moves over and grabs it.<br /><br />Seeing Kleppo in trouble, Agarn tries to cast <strong>Transpose</strong> on Kleppo and Diesel Vin.&nbsp; The near miss by the arrow must have unsettled him as he&nbsp;has to really push hard to get the spell off (sacrifices six health).&nbsp; Quail's dog was surprised to see he now faced a more formidable foe.&nbsp; The dog manages to push Diesel back and with its tail between its legs, runs for home.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pnmxGHXzL9A/WRPIg3PfDRI/AAAAAAAABLE/bKUtK4sLtV8DVIfHSq5zMUqgHAL9o5uAgCLcB/s1600/Diesel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pnmxGHXzL9A/WRPIg3PfDRI/AAAAAAAABLE/bKUtK4sLtV8DVIfHSq5zMUqgHAL9o5uAgCLcB/s320/Diesel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diesel teaching Quail's archer a lesson</td></tr></tbody></table>Diesel spots the archer that shot at Agarn and moves to extract some payback. He quickly charged the young archer.&nbsp; As he closed he shout "This is for shooting at the lad".&nbsp; And with a fierce volley of attacks, he smacks her on the side of her head with the flat side of his axe.&nbsp; Diesel then scans the area - he sees Quail apprentice to his front and contemplates getting back at Quail's warband again.&nbsp; But there are sounds of a fight above him on a walkway.&nbsp; Looking up, he sees a wraith kill one of the horned creatures.&nbsp; And in a wink of the eye, the wraith is blown off the walkway and off into the darkness.&nbsp; Then Diesel spots a rune stone laying on the walkway.&nbsp; He starts to climb up to retrieve it.&nbsp; As he does so, Piko is climbing down with the same goal in mind.&nbsp; One of them has to get there before Quail's team.&nbsp; Agarn solved that problem by successfully casting <b>Telekinesis</b> and moving the rune to Diesel (One of the three successfully cast spells all game).<br /><br />Meanwhile, back on the bridge..... As 9Toe is celebrating his kill, he has to duck as an arrow flies by narrowly missing him.&nbsp; He spies one of Alfred the Unready's archers on the far side of the walkways.&nbsp; But before the archer can shoot again, Bemis finally manages to cast a spell.&nbsp; A wall of <b>Fog</b> appears blocking the archer's line of sight.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZF_o2U5klSs/WRO89PCceZI/AAAAAAAABKs/kXOrPjxlJ-grBwix_vdTER4zQ0AzHduoACEw/s1600/20170429_113202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZF_o2U5klSs/WRO89PCceZI/AAAAAAAABKs/kXOrPjxlJ-grBwix_vdTER4zQ0AzHduoACEw/s320/20170429_113202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis casts Fog to protect his warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Suddenly Bemis sees a ball of elemental power explode on the walkway between 9Toe and Nigel .&nbsp; When the smoke clears, he breathes a sigh of relief - both men were completely unharmed (Alfred cast <b>Elemental Ball</b> but then rolled poorly, or rolled well, depending on your point of view).&nbsp; Nigel looked across and spotted Alfred the Unready chuckling as he faded into the darkness.&nbsp; And with that, Bemis called to his band to start to withdraw.&nbsp; He glanced down at Vale laying on the rocks below and hoped he would be okay.&nbsp; Then he suddenly remembered the other treasure.&nbsp; Bemis shouted down to Kleppo, "Search the base of the bridge before you pull out".&nbsp; Fortunately, in the first place Kleppo searched, he found a bundle covered in several layers of whale-skin.&nbsp; He quickly stuffed it in his pack and hurried to catch up with the others.<br /><br />As the group moved out of the ruins, Bemis kept glancing back to look for Vale.&nbsp; He hoped he would be able to make it back.&nbsp; Nigel put his hand on Bemis' shoulder, "Don't worry boss, he'll make it".&nbsp; Bemis nodded and trudged homeward.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1selTttHOFA/WRO89ZKUgzI/AAAAAAAABKs/F4FaXiu-Q7wAWQ7g8xfzSzqWTBN1_ijpgCEw/s1600/20170429_121258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1selTttHOFA/WRO89ZKUgzI/AAAAAAAABKs/F4FaXiu-Q7wAWQ7g8xfzSzqWTBN1_ijpgCEw/s320/20170429_121258.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End game photo</td></tr></tbody></table>Once back at the library, Bemis examined the day's haul.&nbsp; One small chest with two potions and 50 gold coins, the whale skin package containing a grimoire of <b>Brew Potion</b> (Maybe Bemis needed to learn a bit more about potions), and five runic stones.&nbsp; The stones were meaningless but that didn't stop Agarn and the boys from trying to make a word out them - with no success.&nbsp; About this time the door opened and in staggered Vale.&nbsp; There was much rejoicing and the mead flowed freely.&nbsp; As the lads were celebrating, Bemis turned his nose to his books, always looking for more knowledge to absorb (Successfully cast <b>Absorb Knowledge</b> but failed his Library roll to find a scroll or grimoire).<br /><br />---------------------<br /><br />Another good game only marred by the fact that David would be leaving our gaming group and heading northward in search of fame and fortune.&nbsp; His absence will be noticed.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Bottle of Darkness&nbsp;changed the game by reducing the line of sight to 12 inches.&nbsp; I think it reduced the number of casualties and limited the usefulness of certain spells - mostly spells Bemis doesn't have, so Yay!!<br /><br />I also failed to take many pictures, must have been because of the Bottle of Darkness - that's my story.....<br /><br />Well, I need to get this posted, our next campaign&nbsp;game&nbsp;is just&nbsp;three days away.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-16404143157115493242017-04-02T21:12:00.002-07:002017-04-03T07:05:37.725-07:00Campaign Game 3 - Wagons Ho!<br />Wow - it seems like such a long time since our last campaign game.&nbsp; This month we are playing Scenario 3 of&nbsp;The Lair of The Lich Lord campaign.&nbsp; While&nbsp;missing two of our regular players, we did have a guest player - the son of one of our regulars.&nbsp; We don't get to see him very often due to his work schedule.<br /><br />The Game<br /><br />Agarn (Bemis' Apprentice) timidly peeks inside the inn where his Master's rival Sigilist occasionally enjoys a noon time meal.&nbsp; Seeing the one he is seeking, he cautiously enters and approaches her table.&nbsp; As he does so, several hands move towards their swords hilts.&nbsp; <br /><br />He meekly says, "Mistress Quailelyn, my apologies for interrupting your sustenance.&nbsp; Master Bemis has sent me to discuss tomorrow's foray into the frozen city.&nbsp; He assumes you too will be out in the cold since he has heard rumors of such.&nbsp; In mutual benefit, he asks only that you join him in disrupting any other wizards brave enough to be adventuring as well."<br /><br />Trying not to appear scared, he continues, "To that end, Master Bemis would like to recommend combining talents to suppress the casting of the following spells:&nbsp; Bone Dart, Elemental Bolt, Leap, and possibly Fast Act.&nbsp; He does not request an answer, merely making a suggestion for your consideration."<br /><br />And with that, Agarn rapidly turns around and flees toward the door.&nbsp; He yells a quick "Sorry" to the Inn wench as he almost knocks her tray of drinks out of her hand in his haste.&nbsp; Breathing a sigh of relief as he exits onto the street, he hurries back to the safety of his Master's library.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wWhWXEEgImY/WOG_c2WWt2I/AAAAAAAABHo/vI9x9BR-dYYbego3OVW045t0LFMFGHeUACEw/s1600/20170325_093203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wWhWXEEgImY/WOG_c2WWt2I/AAAAAAAABHo/vI9x9BR-dYYbego3OVW045t0LFMFGHeUACEw/s320/20170325_093203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Sitting down with Nigel (Captain), Bemis goes over the accumulated notes with hints of lost treasure and other rumors gathered up by his trusty warband members, as well as his studies of the papers in his old library base.&nbsp; A rumor of a stranded wagon train in a remote part of the city catches his interest.&nbsp; Consulting with Nigel, they decide its worth a trip to find it.&nbsp; Especially if the talk about a great wealth of gold and magic items are concealed in the wagons.&nbsp; Bemis says, "Captain, prepare the warband" and goes in search of Agarn.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X6qWwJILYuQ/WOG_dJ4tMUI/AAAAAAAABIs/zDwQ8vSpiQ0LcpGC3oHa3gUSWpz5i9peACEw/s1600/20170325_093232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X6qWwJILYuQ/WOG_dJ4tMUI/AAAAAAAABIs/zDwQ8vSpiQ0LcpGC3oHa3gUSWpz5i9peACEw/s320/20170325_093232.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HOtO35oySHg/WOG_ctR2EOI/AAAAAAAABIs/-4PgHmRrVKAHj8qqNNoNb64VjQw3C-ahgCEw/s1600/20170325_093223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HOtO35oySHg/WOG_ctR2EOI/AAAAAAAABIs/-4PgHmRrVKAHj8qqNNoNb64VjQw3C-ahgCEw/s320/20170325_093223.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis and his apprentice make attempts to scry out the location of any hidden treasure items that might be found near the stranded wagons but both fail to detect anything (Unsuccessful casts of <b>Reveal Secret</b>).&nbsp; They are more successful writing scrolls - scrolls of <b>Draining Word</b> and <b>Reveal Secret</b>.&nbsp; They then successfully cast <b>Familiars</b> for themselves, slightly increasing their health for the trip.<br /><br />Bemis decides to try out the pair of matching magic amulets they recovered on the last outing (<b>Eyes of Amoto</b>).&nbsp; They may be useful.&nbsp; He decides to keep one and gives the matching one to Hatch (Thief).<br /><br />The morning air is cold and the skies appear to be clear as Bemis and crew head out into the ruins.&nbsp; With Nigel leading, they take a circuitous route towards their chosen search area.&nbsp; When they get close, Bemis stops the group.&nbsp; He pulls out his scroll of Reveal Secret and reads the magic runes on the sheet.&nbsp; "There is something near an old tomb.&nbsp; It'll be your job to find it Agarn."&nbsp; Agarn gulps, "O...okay, Master.&nbsp; If I must."&nbsp; I hate graveyards he thought to himself.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjMGtnFWk8Y/WOG_dgzgY4I/AAAAAAAABHw/aQRnHKY0u_4ZigW7Ak8mSmauumJZKkVfgCLcB/s1600/20170325_093642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjMGtnFWk8Y/WOG_dgzgY4I/AAAAAAAABHw/aQRnHKY0u_4ZigW7Ak8mSmauumJZKkVfgCLcB/s320/20170325_093642.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the Gang</td></tr></tbody></table>Whether luck or providence, Nigel leads them straight to an old graveyard.&nbsp; And to the front he can see three wagons stuck in the snow.&nbsp; As well as 4-5 cultists who look like they are frozen to the bone.&nbsp; Bemis waves folks into starting position as he scans the area looking for any rivals that may be out today.&nbsp; The view to the left is almost entirely blocked by ruins.&nbsp; To the right, he can see shadows off in the distance moving around but can't identify the warband.&nbsp; <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5N0dvZFsfk/WOG_d1zmwYI/AAAAAAAABIs/3FFRz86EghY1zAnINv1QbwzIpf64enhHwCEw/s1600/20170325_094040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5N0dvZFsfk/WOG_d1zmwYI/AAAAAAAABIs/3FFRz86EghY1zAnINv1QbwzIpf64enhHwCEw/s320/20170325_094040.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the Gang in their jump off positions</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis waves his guys forward as he prepares his first spell of the day.&nbsp; All goes well and a glowing rune appears in the sky (<b>Draining Word</b>).&nbsp; Any potential adversaries would find it a bit difficult to cast <b>Bone Dart</b> today.&nbsp; While the other members of the warband move towards the wagons, Agarn is also successful in casting <b>Draining Word</b>.&nbsp; Another glowing rune appears, this time to hinder the casting of<b> Leap</b>.&nbsp; While the others more forward, Niko (Thief) heads towards a nearby tower to try and get a better view of the area (Once he finally gets to the top, he finds a chest, grabs it,&nbsp;and heads out of the ruins).<br /><br />In addition to the movement on the right, Bemis could now see heads peeking out of the ruins to his right front.&nbsp; He quickly prepared and cast <b>Fog</b> to discourage any missiles or spells coming his way.&nbsp; Agarn followed suit and a nice wall of<b> Fog</b> protected the right flank.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-raP1z3dlSGM/WOG_fuQevCI/AAAAAAAABIs/4zyPAVd6GjgWL5bv-iM_5zwxl3nG0B1NQCEw/s1600/20170325_095516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-raP1z3dlSGM/WOG_fuQevCI/AAAAAAAABIs/4zyPAVd6GjgWL5bv-iM_5zwxl3nG0B1NQCEw/s320/20170325_095516.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and friends move towards&nbsp;a treasure wagon</td></tr></tbody></table>Piko moved quickly forward and engaged a cultist.&nbsp; Pongo followed and finished off the cultist with a quick thrust of his sword.&nbsp; Nigel and Vale jump on top of a wagon and engage a second cultist.&nbsp; With Vale in support, Nigel quickly dispatches this one as well.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-fySDuANFQ/WOG_gDdIX2I/AAAAAAAABIs/hf1ZbSzfHlgmfWlsLDJMW1c2m7yj2CI5gCEw/s1600/20170325_103641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-fySDuANFQ/WOG_gDdIX2I/AAAAAAAABIs/hf1ZbSzfHlgmfWlsLDJMW1c2m7yj2CI5gCEw/s320/20170325_103641.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel engages a cultist</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, the magic currents were flowing strong.&nbsp; A glowing rune appeared in the sky - <b>Elemental Bolt</b>.&nbsp; Quail must be nearby and acting on my suggestion.&nbsp; Suddenly, it started to snow (<b>Call Storm</b> from Chaffarn).&nbsp; Small flakes at first but the quickly seemed to get bigger (Chaffarn's Apprentice Aina cast <b>Call Storm</b>).&nbsp; The storm should keep the danger of missile fire low.<br />Bemis fails to cast <b>Grenade</b>, causing himself some minor pain in the process (1 damage).&nbsp; Agarn also attempts to cast<b> Grenade</b>.&nbsp; While successful, the <b>Grenade</b> fails to cause any damage to his target.<br />9Toe (Thief), Hatch (Thief), and Shadow (Warhound) rush the wagon to the left front.&nbsp; 9Toe engages the cultist but slips as he does so.&nbsp; The cultist whacks him up side the head with a mace.&nbsp; 9Toe crumples to the snow&nbsp; Shadow attacks and quickly takes out the cultist.&nbsp; Hatch searches the wagon and grabs a small chest.&nbsp; At the other wagon, Vale rummages around and finds two small chest.&nbsp; He grabs one and calls to Piko to grab the other.&nbsp; And the storm increased a bit more (<b>Call Storm</b> from Chaffarn).<br /><br />About this time, a demon emerges through the <b>Fog</b>.&nbsp; Chaffarn has been delving into the darks arts again.&nbsp; The demon joins a growing crowd of henchmen around the third wagon.&nbsp; Seeing the number of enemy warband members increasing, Bemis attempts to cast <b>Grenade</b> again.&nbsp; Unfortunately, in his rush, he completely botches the spell (takes another point of damage).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JvvTHeIDFtg/WOHGaCpmwGI/AAAAAAAABI4/KJRqyLC0sI4j2_ak74Rm4P9K2Da0dX5_QCEw/s1600/Chaffarn%2BMissy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JvvTHeIDFtg/WOHGaCpmwGI/AAAAAAAABI4/KJRqyLC0sI4j2_ak74Rm4P9K2Da0dX5_QCEw/s320/Chaffarn%2BMissy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffarn and Missy fighting to recover a treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>"AGARN" Bemis yells, "Over here" and points towards the demon.&nbsp; Agarn eyes turned into saucers.&nbsp; He quickly prepared a spell "don't get it wrong, don't get it wrong" he mumbled.&nbsp; And then he cast.&nbsp; The demon let out an unearthly sound as it was released from its binding (Successful cast of <b>Dispel </b>on the demon to remove <b>Bind Demon</b>).&nbsp; The demon, carrying a treasure chest, turned towards the closest person to him and prepared to attack.&nbsp; The demon was then mobbed by three of Chaffarn's henchmen and they successfully defeated him, regaining the treasure.&nbsp; While this was going on, Bemis was motioning for his warband members to return to the graveyard.&nbsp; More henchmen were rushing through the fog - they belonged to Missy.&nbsp; She and Chaffarn must be in cahoots.&nbsp; Some kind of foul sorcery must be at play.&nbsp; Things did not look good.&nbsp; As soon as Missy's crossbowmen were through the fog, bolts started to fly.&nbsp; Fortunately, the storm was having a negative effect of Missy's lads.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NAY0RZ6YNTQ/WOHGaLQtM6I/AAAAAAAABJA/wtcQG72_cRItQt2U0kpKvbEYz8boX4MdQCEw/s1600/Combined%2BAttack%2BStarts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NAY0RZ6YNTQ/WOHGaLQtM6I/AAAAAAAABJA/wtcQG72_cRItQt2U0kpKvbEYz8boX4MdQCEw/s320/Combined%2BAttack%2BStarts.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffarn and Missy decide Bemis has too much treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Shadow moved to put himself between his warband members and the combined force of Missy and Chaffarn.&nbsp; "We'll hold them back while the treasure is removed" yelled Nigel as he positioned himself and Pongo to block the advance of the other two warbands.&nbsp; The tale of the Battle of Thermopylae popped into his head.<br /><br />Bemis finally successfully cast <b>Grenade </b>but did minimal damage.&nbsp; Agarn attempted another <b>Fog</b> but rushed his casting and failed.&nbsp; The failure allowed Missy's crossbowman to hit Nigel with a well placed shot that all but knocked him to his knees (11 points of damage).&nbsp; The storm had little effect this time.<br /><br />Shadow is beset upon by Chaffarn's hell hound and a treasure hunter.&nbsp; Leaping and snapping, he initially fights both of them off.&nbsp; Soon tiring, Shadow is eventually taken out by the treasure hunter.&nbsp; Nigel also finds himself facing two opponents - Chaffarn's thug and a red-eyed, psychotic looking treasure hunter (<b>Possessed</b>).&nbsp; Like Shadow, Nigel is successful with the first few rounds of combat, blocking or parrying all attacks.<br /><br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-woChfF-wmn8/WOHGadZfcgI/AAAAAAAABJE/qV0B8CWPZDo1vqLFj4PWMShpzCqdNuN0wCEw/s1600/Nigel%2BStands%2BAlone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-woChfF-wmn8/WOHGadZfcgI/AAAAAAAABJE/qV0B8CWPZDo1vqLFj4PWMShpzCqdNuN0wCEw/s320/Nigel%2BStands%2BAlone.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel takes on all challengers</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bemis, seeing the closely packed group of henchmen, successfully tosses a <b>Grenade</b> into their midst.&nbsp; He must be picking up the wrong items to use as surrogate grenades as once again he failed to cause much damage.&nbsp; The henchman herd continued to advance on his warband - eager to steal his treasure.&nbsp; Agarn suddenly remembers the treasure hidden by the tombstone.&nbsp; He quickly picks it up and heads for safety.<br /><br />Severely weakened by the crossbow bolt, its only a matter of time before Nigel falls in combat with the possessed treasure hunter.&nbsp; As Nigel falls, he smiles knowing that they had held out&nbsp;long enough as he&nbsp;sees the rest of his warband disappearing into the ruins, burdened by five treasure chests.&nbsp; Pongo finds himself engaged with Missy's treasure hunter.&nbsp; It proved to be a short fight ending with him face down in the snow.&nbsp; <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LsJ6AzqPBI8/WOHGaPE3JAI/AAAAAAAABI8/74S3wdvVlWw8O1B5FL57SNed-cafNcIKQCLcB/s1600/Bemis%2Bat%2Bthe%2BEnd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LsJ6AzqPBI8/WOHGaPE3JAI/AAAAAAAABI8/74S3wdvVlWw8O1B5FL57SNed-cafNcIKQCLcB/s320/Bemis%2Bat%2Bthe%2BEnd.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facing the Onslaught</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bemis, holding his robes high to keep from tripping, quickly follows his warband.&nbsp; Back at the old library, Bemis awaits word of the four that had been left behind.&nbsp; And while he is waiting, he increases his knowledge by perusing some of the written works in the old library (Successfully cast <b>Absorb Knowledge</b>).&nbsp; <br /><br />After a couple hours, Nigel stumbles in half-carrying 9Toe.&nbsp; "No one else will be following us, they didn't make it" said Nigel.&nbsp; "That's a tough break, I liked Pongo" he added.<br /><br />While Nigel and 9Toe go off to get some rest, Bemis lays out what they recovered.&nbsp; Agarn counted 370 gold coins; plus&nbsp;there were three potions, two scrolls, a magic ring (<b>Teleport</b>), and what looked to be another set of magic amulets (<b>Eyes of Amoto</b>).&nbsp; All told, not a bad day's work.&nbsp; 37 gold coins were set aside for Nigel.&nbsp; Bemis decided to keep the second set of amulets even though he wasn't sure they would be useful.&nbsp; He could always sell them later.<br /><br />*********************************<br />What a great game!&nbsp; Bemis was worried when both of the warbands to his right decided to call a temporary truce jointly attack his warband.&nbsp; All told, there were eleven henchmen engaged with his men or heading his way.&nbsp; Nigel, Pongo, and Shadow sold themselves well and delayed Chaffarn and Missy just long enough.&nbsp; Of course, the game couldn't have ended at a better time.<br /><br />Nigel ended the game with 90 xp.&nbsp; He would have hit 100 if he hadn't been taken out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I want to see how effective he becomes after a couple of levels under his belt.<br /><br />I thought I had taken more pictures but I guess I was caught up in the excitement.&nbsp; I'll try and do better next time.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-196852952767956792017-02-26T20:09:00.001-08:002017-02-26T20:09:51.483-08:00Campaign Game 2 - Icecapades<br />Game 2 of the 2017 Campaign season - Icecapades (or fun on the frozen river)<br /><br />Last weekend we played scenario 2 from the Thaw of the Lich Lord.&nbsp; We had 7 out of 8 players so we expanded to 4 Mages, one of which was carrying a fake treasure,&nbsp;to be determined after the game ended.&nbsp; <br /><br />For a couple other viewpoints: <a href="http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2017/02/frostgrave-on-frozen-river.html" target="_blank">One a Frozen River</a>&nbsp; and <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2017/02/frostgrave-campaign-17-game-2-battle-on.html" target="_blank">Battle on a River</a><br /><br />Here's a few pre-game shots of the table.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cCJGvM7l-QA/WKz4pqTqK6I/AAAAAAAABFY/CwrFD6loKWIZnpgDJZraYQV0FvlF5qDXgCEw/s1600/20170218_090209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cCJGvM7l-QA/WKz4pqTqK6I/AAAAAAAABFY/CwrFD6loKWIZnpgDJZraYQV0FvlF5qDXgCEw/s320/20170218_090209.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Dwarven submarine</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jd3nRAe76-M/WKz4rUXCEtI/AAAAAAAABFY/8lhBCBMSkMEd0NToaDKn4Nc6AOjvlseGQCEw/s1600/20170218_091247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jd3nRAe76-M/WKz4rUXCEtI/AAAAAAAABFY/8lhBCBMSkMEd0NToaDKn4Nc6AOjvlseGQCEw/s320/20170218_091247.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A three masted, de-masted schooner</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CEMGSZ0ge0I/WKz4p8Sy1ZI/AAAAAAAABFY/PNEVrwCjP1QDMFmBxrRw9gjYPTJ7igSCwCEw/s1600/20170218_090218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CEMGSZ0ge0I/WKz4p8Sy1ZI/AAAAAAAABFY/PNEVrwCjP1QDMFmBxrRw9gjYPTJ7igSCwCEw/s320/20170218_090218.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Dwarven Ironclad</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2fB4TQwY0ws/WKz4pxwcqjI/AAAAAAAABFY/gJ9MWfd3s7wqZD4HhvmQckOAoMnGPqxxgCEw/s1600/20170218_090231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2fB4TQwY0ws/WKz4pxwcqjI/AAAAAAAABFY/gJ9MWfd3s7wqZD4HhvmQckOAoMnGPqxxgCEw/s320/20170218_090231.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Dhow</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWeYetb8btI/WKz4qme75DI/AAAAAAAABFY/La_GHF1WuqIo-O2aqgNXgyqd_yFX_gH5gCEw/s1600/20170218_091213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWeYetb8btI/WKz4qme75DI/AAAAAAAABFY/La_GHF1WuqIo-O2aqgNXgyqd_yFX_gH5gCEw/s320/20170218_091213.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large ship of the line</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3lvhXU4BAu0/WKz4rKbCZtI/AAAAAAAABFY/K6hx3KnstIsuCkwUhBLgzDPY98jhgmhnQCEw/s1600/20170218_091229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3lvhXU4BAu0/WKz4rKbCZtI/AAAAAAAABFY/K6hx3KnstIsuCkwUhBLgzDPY98jhgmhnQCEw/s320/20170218_091229.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view down the length of the river</td></tr></tbody></table>Prologue<br />The door burst open as Agarn ran into the room, startling Bemis from his studies. <br />"Master, Master, we found an old library.&nbsp; Its perfect." said Agarn with youthful excitement.&nbsp; "You must come see it."&nbsp; <br /><br />"Calm down and tell me more about your find.&nbsp; Then we'll go have a look see"<br /><br />Agarn relates that he was out exploring with Niko and Piko.&nbsp; They were examining some of the old ruins near the inn.&nbsp; Niko found a door that was iced over.&nbsp; After much chipping with some hand axes, he and Piko managed to pry the door open.&nbsp; Inside they found the abandoned workshop and library that looked like it belonged to a long departed wizard.&nbsp; Niko stayed behind to guard their find while Agarn and Piko rushed back with their news.<br /><br />Finding the ruins of the old library satisfactory, Bemis decides to set up his base of operations.&nbsp; There's some work needed to patch some leaks and seal some drafty areas, but it'll do.&nbsp; To his delight, Bemis finds there are some partially collapsed tunnels under his new home that appear to contain a few undamaged books and scrolls.&nbsp; Now he'll have a place to explore while he is planning future forays into the frozen ruins.&nbsp; Maybe he'll find some interesting tomes, grimoires or scrolls.&nbsp; And where there's books, there's knowledge to absorb.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SpPZQrUAa6s/WKz4rrQR3uI/AAAAAAAABEY/MIbB3FVRQYggY83dXDTsVJ6XXmOWTxMWgCLcB/s1600/20170218_093036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SpPZQrUAa6s/WKz4rrQR3uI/AAAAAAAABEY/MIbB3FVRQYggY83dXDTsVJ6XXmOWTxMWgCLcB/s320/20170218_093036.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and his warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Pregame<br />As Bemis was rummaging around his new home, he came across an interesting scroll.&nbsp; It told of a location along the river where mages would ship and receive their magic items and spell components.&nbsp; Of course the river was now frozen solid but could there still be some relics or unusual magic items stored in the hull of some vessel or along the docks?&nbsp; As consultation with Nigel (Captain), they decided to make this the target of their next expedition.&nbsp; Nigel would need to recruit another treasure hunter.&nbsp; Bemis left that kind of thing to him and went back to reading his scrolls and tomes.<br /><br />As part of the warband's preparations, both Bemis and Agarn attempted to prepare scrolls (<strong>Write Scroll</strong>) but the ink was too runny.&nbsp; They then tried to scry around for hidden treasure items (<strong>Reveal Secret</strong>).&nbsp; Both failed.&nbsp; <br /><br />Bemis then took some scrolls from his scroll library, scrolls of Reveal Secret and Raise Zombie.&nbsp; These would be used just before they reached the frozen river.<br /><br />Moving towards the river, Bemis could detect the movement of several other warbands nearby.<em> "I wonder how they found out about the ships?"</em> thought Bemis.&nbsp; Once he reached a suitable position, he halted his group behind some ruins.&nbsp; He read his scroll of <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>.&nbsp; A small breeze suddenly blew in and moved the snow concealing a small pouch hidden in some rubble.&nbsp; Agarn read a scroll of <strong>Raise Zombie</strong> and an undead minion appeared.&nbsp; Bemis did not like dabbling in the dark arts but at times it could be useful.&nbsp; He directed the creature to pick up the treasure and return to base where it would be freed from service.<br /><br />The Game's&nbsp;a Foot<br />After surveying the vast array of ships frozen in the ice, Bemis and Nigel come up with a plan.&nbsp; The warband would focus its effort on the dwarven ironclad ship to their front.&nbsp; Shadow II and Piko (Thief) headed out onto the ice, slipping and sliding their way forward.<br /><br />Bemis cast <strong>Draining Word - Telekinesis</strong> and then carefully stepped out on the frozen river (+25 experience for entering the frozen river).<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RnsimVEZwS4/WKz4uKVzrEI/AAAAAAAABFY/4dzBf35BsUERy2YbO1DvOuwWgMmu2xz-wCEw/s1600/20170218_100603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RnsimVEZwS4/WKz4uKVzrEI/AAAAAAAABFY/4dzBf35BsUERy2YbO1DvOuwWgMmu2xz-wCEw/s320/20170218_100603.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and the gang moves across the iced river</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Agarn failed to cast <strong>Draining Wo</strong>rd but was able to use a scroll instead, <strong>Draining Word</strong> - <strong>Bone Dart</strong>.&nbsp; The zombie picked up a potion case and headed out of the area to the rendezvous point.&nbsp; Shadow II ran across the ice, taking a glancing blow from an arrow along the way (Rob's Ranger hit him for 1 point of damage).<br /><br />Bemis cast <strong>Fog</strong> to provide additional cover for his group.&nbsp; Seeing what his master had&nbsp; planned, Agarn quickly jumped in to help. Unfortunately in his haste, he misspoke the spell's words.&nbsp; A shooting pain went through his head and his nose started to bleed (Failed to cast <strong>Fog</strong> by 11 and took 2 points of damage).<br /><br />Shadow II sees Rob's minions trying to get a box inside a small boat and moves to contest it.&nbsp; The rest of the warband slowly makes it way across the slippery ice.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNI3S0cBG1o/WLOYntD5owI/AAAAAAAABFw/n-sDNXDGK2YAGVO97ka5y7WFeHknxkgGQCLcB/s1600/Fog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNI3S0cBG1o/WLOYntD5owI/AAAAAAAABFw/n-sDNXDGK2YAGVO97ka5y7WFeHknxkgGQCLcB/s320/Fog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog to cover the warband</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bemis once again casts <strong>Fog</strong> to protect his warband from pesky bowmen.&nbsp; Shadow II&nbsp;is attacked by one of Rob's minions and is driven back - right into the line of fire of Rob's Ranger who doesn't aim poorly a second time.&nbsp; And just like that, Shadow II is out of action.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKnFJJiIjGE/WLOYnnviiBI/AAAAAAAABFs/r4koaJeKS-gfDrdw9N3q1aDutlpo0RJqACLcB/s1600/Shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKnFJJiIjGE/WLOYnnviiBI/AAAAAAAABFs/r4koaJeKS-gfDrdw9N3q1aDutlpo0RJqACLcB/s320/Shadow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadow II down and out</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;A light snow begins to fall over the river area, slightly reducing visibility.&nbsp; "<em>Hmmm</em>" thinks Bemis, "<em>it didn't look like it was going to snow today, must be some elemental magic at play</em>" (Chaffarn, a Summoner, cast <strong>Call of Storm</strong>).&nbsp; Agarn once again fails to cast <strong>Fog</strong>, and once again suffers a severe nose bleed (another 2 points of damage).<br /><br />A figure emerges from the depths of the Dwarven ironclad with a bundle under his arm and moves towards the stern.&nbsp; He turns and quickly throws a bolt of ice (<strong>Elemental Bolt</strong>) at 9Toe (Thief) who easily dodges its path.<br /><br />Bemis picks up a chunk of ice, waves his hand over it, and throws it towards Rob's warband.&nbsp; It shatters upon landing but fails to harm anyone (A successful cast of <strong>Grenade</strong>...well kind of,,,).<br /><br />9Toe moves into contact with what is apparently a Mage.&nbsp; Vale also&nbsp;moves in to attack the Mage.&nbsp; Even though he successfully strikes at the Mage, he fails to penetrate whatever armor he was&nbsp;wearing.&nbsp; With the Mage already engaged by two members of the warband, Piko, yelling like a banshee, charges into the fight.&nbsp; And he runs straight into the business end of the Mage's staff - THWACK - and he dropped like a sack of rotten potatoes. <br /><br />At the other end of the ironclad, Niko (Thief) manages to climb into the pilot hoping to get a better view of the cluttered river.&nbsp; To his surprise he find a leather satchel which he quickly stuffs into his backpack.<br /><br />And once again, Agarn fails to cast <strong>Fog</strong> (The boy obviously needs more training and practice).&nbsp; The snow fall started to get a bit heavier (Chaffarn cast <strong>Call of Storm</strong> again)<br /><br />Bemis dodges an <strong>Elemental Bolt</strong> from Rob's wizard.&nbsp; Bemis attempts to transpose to <strong>Transpose</strong> Nigel and 9Toe in order to Nigel into combat with the Mage but fails.&nbsp; So he decides to join the fray; maybe he can distract the Mage so someone can get in a killing blow.&nbsp; Bemis is successful as Vale manages to sneak a fatal strike into the Mage's side, dropping him to the deck of the ironclad.&nbsp; 9Toe grabs the bundle dropped by the Mage.<br /><br />At the other end of the iron clad, Hatch has spotted a treasure chest in a nearby ship and is slowly working his way across the ice to retrieve it.&nbsp; Agarn spots one of Gru's crossbowmen taking aim at Hatch.&nbsp; He quickly pulls out a <strong>Scroll of Elemental Bolt</strong> and reads the magic.&nbsp; A bolt of ice zips across the ice and successfully impacts the crossbowman, leaving him lifeless on the ground.&nbsp; <br /><br />The fire from Rob's cursed warband was picking up: Vale dodges a crossbow bolt and 9Toe was hit by an arrow.&nbsp; Nigel decides to take the fight to Rob and jumped through a fog bank, attacking Rob's Thug.&nbsp; The Thug is successfully taken out of action with a single, well placed thrust.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vq83fcLnRME/WLOagyiYsRI/AAAAAAAABF8/7lZ0A_ojiUAUnKqrO8YD2w98NqIrh9bJgCLcB/s1600/Nigel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vq83fcLnRME/WLOagyiYsRI/AAAAAAAABF8/7lZ0A_ojiUAUnKqrO8YD2w98NqIrh9bJgCLcB/s320/Nigel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel earning his keep</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis hits Rob's wizard with a <strong>Grenade</strong> and does a great deal of damage.&nbsp; His wizard is only saved due to his<strong> Elemental Shield</strong> which absorbed just enough damage to keep him alive.&nbsp; Agarn fails to cast <strong>Grenade</strong>.&nbsp; Nigel&nbsp;moves up and engages Rob's Thief, quickly taking him down.&nbsp; Rob's crossbowman strikes back by&nbsp;hitting Vale&nbsp;with a well placed bolt to the chest.&nbsp; Vale is hurt but remains standing (7 damage).&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gicOBuwzOhk/WLOag0NWUpI/AAAAAAAABGA/rnFRbUpYjNAnR_yE4cJctUxKnZmh_eEDACLcB/s1600/Nigel%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gicOBuwzOhk/WLOag0NWUpI/AAAAAAAABGA/rnFRbUpYjNAnR_yE4cJctUxKnZmh_eEDACLcB/s320/Nigel%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel takes out his second victim</td></tr></tbody></table>Hatch was still chasing after a treasure chest that Gru managed to Telekinesis out of the ship.&nbsp; In doing so, he encountered one of Gru's henchmen and quickly dispatched him.<br /><br />Bemis tosses another <strong>Grenade</strong> at Rob's warband with no effect -&nbsp;but he leaned out too far.&nbsp; Bemis is hit by an <strong>Elemental Bolt</strong> from Rob's apprentice that knocked him off his feet.&nbsp; As he falls, he strikes his head on the side of the ironclad's turret and is knocked unconscious. 9Toe grabs hold of robe and pulls him to safety.&nbsp; He can tell Bemis is badly injured and calls out for assistance.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Agarn cast <strong>Fog</strong> to cover Hatch as he moved to try and beat Gru's gang to a treasure.&nbsp; Nigel and Vale see some of Rob's henchmen moving around to try and intercept our treasure bearers.&nbsp; They move to cut them off.<br /><br />Agarn cast <strong>Dispel</strong> on a Mage fighting both Greg and Jim warband members, dispelling a <strong>Plague of Insects</strong>.&nbsp; Why did he do this? - because he could.&nbsp; Plus anything that prevents another warband from gaining an advantage in the frozen ruins is always good.<br /><br />Over eagerness, or maybe over confidence, pushed Vale to close with Rob's riffraff faster than Nigel.&nbsp; Vale quickly finds himself fighting both of Rob's henchmen.&nbsp; He doesn't last long and is soon slumped on the ice.&nbsp; Meanwhile, Nigel is distracted by a giant rat who has a larger stomach than&nbsp;brains.&nbsp; The rat is quickly dispatched by a single, well placed swing of Nigel's sword. <br /><br />With Bemis wounded and the storm picking up, Nigel signaled for the warband to withdraw.<br /><br />Epilogue<br />Bemis is badly wounded, Doyle (Thief) and Shadow II do not recover.&nbsp; Vale and Piko recover with no long term effects.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtBPbbSnTRY/WLOc6a84XqI/AAAAAAAABGQ/XgWjWShsJJENUXpMogqrj6kiqGS5gCNtACLcB/s1600/20170218_130426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtBPbbSnTRY/WLOc6a84XqI/AAAAAAAABGQ/XgWjWShsJJENUXpMogqrj6kiqGS5gCNtACLcB/s320/20170218_130426.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After game group pose</td></tr></tbody></table>The treasure hauls equates to two potions (Chameleon and Toughness), a grimoire (Familiar) and a set of eye glasses (Eyes of Amoto).&nbsp; And the bundle the Mage was carrying was a Sword of Undead Slaying.&nbsp; With the rumors of the Lich Lord returning to power, it easy to see how he would not want this artifact to be found.&nbsp; I'm sure my warband will be able to put it to good use in the future.&nbsp; As for gold coins, they would all have to be spent to find a healer to tend to Bemis.&nbsp; His wound was worst than they thought (Badly Wounded result on the recovery roll).<br />Another great game.&nbsp; Already looking forward to next month's foray.<br /><br />As requested from last game, here's some pictures of some of the other warbands.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zG_vbXAqZ40/WLOhC1jBZYI/AAAAAAAABGo/xayO1Q4oeVgRtfYspWfilZuZUQGvx-BIACLcB/s1600/20170218_093044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zG_vbXAqZ40/WLOhC1jBZYI/AAAAAAAABGo/xayO1Q4oeVgRtfYspWfilZuZUQGvx-BIACLcB/s320/20170218_093044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob - Elementalist</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e4DZWLTKu2M/WLOhCpz4w_I/AAAAAAAABGk/TmH9TROb8rQOZv9SgVq3vuJi3IbpF1SyACLcB/s1600/20170218_093057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e4DZWLTKu2M/WLOhCpz4w_I/AAAAAAAABGk/TmH9TROb8rQOZv9SgVq3vuJi3IbpF1SyACLcB/s320/20170218_093057.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Necromancer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0alcYplvng/WLOhCmzISFI/AAAAAAAABGg/scSn6XKNWsIO0uQcruWVb3l_xE8qIqDRwCLcB/s1600/20170218_093123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0alcYplvng/WLOhCmzISFI/AAAAAAAABGg/scSn6XKNWsIO0uQcruWVb3l_xE8qIqDRwCLcB/s320/20170218_093123.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaffarn - Summoner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8qvMpK-f88/WLOhDFoaiwI/AAAAAAAABGs/aJh3ml6fpqEL5lbrYlorpu1akSpJGvh3ACLcB/s1600/20170218_093208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X8qvMpK-f88/WLOhDFoaiwI/AAAAAAAABGs/aJh3ml6fpqEL5lbrYlorpu1akSpJGvh3ACLcB/s320/20170218_093208.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Doctor - Soothsayer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-85343585167215996392017-01-17T19:35:00.001-08:002017-01-17T19:40:30.801-08:00Frostgrave Campaign 2017 - Darkness Falls<br />It finally arrived, our kick-off game for the 2017 campaign based around <em>Thaw of the Lich Lord.</em>&nbsp; We would be starting with scenario one - where else would we start?<br /><br />For game 1, we only had six out of our normal eight members available due to last minute schedule conflicts.&nbsp; The wizards present were one Soothsayer, two Sigilists, one Necromancer, and two Elementalists.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z20UCdG9wR8/WH2IVYT8lZI/AAAAAAAABCY/GIWHYEH5_ysAVOxPpc3E3gtcGkvKgF5zACLcB/s1600/Starting%2BGame%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z20UCdG9wR8/WH2IVYT8lZI/AAAAAAAABCY/GIWHYEH5_ysAVOxPpc3E3gtcGkvKgF5zACLcB/s320/Starting%2BGame%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to start</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7aVMFUXaEY/WH2GshGxJpI/AAAAAAAABBw/IOQV5rccCNMShrBFWaW5DK-wsC1_U9tZQCLcB/s1600/20170114_093327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7aVMFUXaEY/WH2GshGxJpI/AAAAAAAABBw/IOQV5rccCNMShrBFWaW5DK-wsC1_U9tZQCLcB/s320/20170114_093327.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>The action begins.....<br /><br />Bemis led his newly hired warband towards the ruins of Felstad for his first foray into the frozen ruins.&nbsp; The day was rather overcast and several of the denizens who lived near the ruins had warned him not to go exploring today - they said something in the air wasn't right.&nbsp; But having waited so long to get started, Bemis had no intention of delaying his expedition.&nbsp; Besides, his warband could eat and drink with the best of them, and were draining his account at an alarming rate.&nbsp; Time to get some return for his investment.<br /><br />At the edge of the ruins, Bemis and Agarn attempted to divine the location of any nearby treasure items (<strong>Reveal Secret</strong>), but both failed their attempt.&nbsp; Bemis made a mental note - More studying of that spell would be in order upon their return.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tg1LRZhjj7k/WH2MQB6ha3I/AAAAAAAABCk/lTcnhV7_NzwuyXRH3xNneBhMnqyRBN5qwCLcB/s1600/Bemis%2BWarband.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tg1LRZhjj7k/WH2MQB6ha3I/AAAAAAAABCk/lTcnhV7_NzwuyXRH3xNneBhMnqyRBN5qwCLcB/s320/Bemis%2BWarband.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis and friends&nbsp;enter the ruins</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis with Niko (thief), 9Toe (thief), Doyle (thief), and Hatch (thief) set up to the left.&nbsp; Bemis could feel the unnatural aura of a necromancer in that direction and wanted to reduce Agarn's exposure to it.&nbsp; Necromancy was not an area that he enjoyed dabbling with.&nbsp; To the front, Bemis thought he detected faint traces of elemental magic but it also seemed to be coming for the far left&nbsp;front as well.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qj1zWhUUomM/WH2PwVqNopI/AAAAAAAABCw/UjCjhOMbl1oxodlnP0LYuvJYtAJGLejZgCLcB/s1600/Greg%2BNecromancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qj1zWhUUomM/WH2PwVqNopI/AAAAAAAABCw/UjCjhOMbl1oxodlnP0LYuvJYtAJGLejZgCLcB/s320/Greg%2BNecromancer.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Necromancer's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Bemis sent Captain Nigel to right with Agarn (apprentice), his right hand man Alleyne (treasure hunter), Piko (thief), and Shadow (warhound).&nbsp; Bemis thought he detected a Soothsayer in that direction but it seemed far off.&nbsp; It should be safer for Agarn in that direction, especially with Nigel to protect him.﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uDdvGql79ew/WH2PwWZciwI/AAAAAAAABC0/3akpoZXfHUw33JVK_9DRIuAhFzUj_D8DACLcB/s1600/Rob%2BElementatlist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uDdvGql79ew/WH2PwWZciwI/AAAAAAAABC0/3akpoZXfHUw33JVK_9DRIuAhFzUj_D8DACLcB/s320/Rob%2BElementatlist.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Flementalist's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>As Bemis was surveying his position, off in the distant haze (it was 20 inches away but visibility started at 16 inches) he thought he saw an urn sitting atop a small ruined temple.&nbsp; He decided to move closer and sure enough, it looked like a gem-encrusted urn.&nbsp; He quickly spoke the words to pull the urn closer to his location (cast <strong>Telekinesis</strong>).&nbsp; As it hovered in the air, he directed 9Toe to move in that direction, along with Niko.&nbsp; Hatch immediately spotted a treasure chest laying in the snow atop a ruined archway and ran quickly to pick it up.&nbsp; Doyle moved up with him to provide protection.<br /><br />Nigel directed Piko to check out a nearby ruined building while he led the other around the side - with Shadow bounding ahead.&nbsp; Agarn successfully cast <strong>Fog</strong> to screen their movement.&nbsp; Piko quickly moved up and entered the building through a window.<br /><br />After his eyes adjusted to the reduced visibility, Piko spotted a small chest hidden up in the rafters.&nbsp; He quickly climbed up and tiptoed across the beams to claim the chest (A dwarf tiptoeing, that had to be quite the sight....).<br /><br />Bemis attempted to keep the urn floating closer but misspoke the <strong>Telekinesis </strong>spell causing it the drop into the snow.&nbsp; Agarn, boosted with confidence from casting his first spell, attempted a much more difficult spell.&nbsp; Waving his hands correctly while properly&nbsp;speaking the incantations, he caused a magic rune to appear in the darkening sky which would negatively affect all castings of the spell <strong>Bone Dart</strong> (<strong>Draining Word</strong>).&nbsp; <br /><br />Seeing the rune, Bemis silently praised Agarn's casting and decided to cast his own <strong>Draining Word</strong> spell.&nbsp; With little effort, he was successful.&nbsp; The Elementalists in the ruins today would find casting <strong>Elemental Bolt</strong> a little bit harder.&nbsp; Meanwhile, over confidence caught up to Agarn as he burned himself attempting to cast <strong>Fog</strong> (failed and took a point of damage).<br /><br />9Toe managed to reach the urn and quickly stuffed it into his pack.&nbsp; Just in time as he sees two figures heading his way through the ever diminishing light.&nbsp; Luckily, Niko is by his side to provide protection.&nbsp; Once more the sky appeared to be darkening.<br /><br />Alleyne has spotted a chest lying in the middle of a small bridge and moves to pick it up.&nbsp; Shadow bounds pass him and encounters a thief from Quail's warband on the other side of the bridge.&nbsp; He pins him in play to allow Nigel to engage in hand to hand.&nbsp; With an air of confidence that only a man of his experience could display, he lunges at his young foe.&nbsp; The thief was quicker than he looked as he stepped away from Nigel's thrust, stabbing him in his side before stepping back.&nbsp; Nigel stumbles backward, more out of surprise than from the minor wound he received.&nbsp; As he stood there recovering, the thief turns on Shadow, thumping him on the head with the hilt of his dagger, and retreats from the fight.&nbsp; Shadow collapses into the snow, knocked out cold.&nbsp; Nigel thinks about pursuing but decides against it: "<em>I must be rusty letting a young whelp like that get the best of me.&nbsp; Luckily no one&nbsp;witnessed it</em>."&nbsp; Nigel picks up Shadow and moves back across the bridge, following Alleyne.&nbsp; Agarn casts <strong>Fog</strong> to help cover his move.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qi_Cz6AMRlI/WH7VLYX38bI/AAAAAAAABDo/Ykm_aAnIqrc8ubP2yEcoBdClJkQ6Lpl-wCLcB/s1600/20170114_104331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qi_Cz6AMRlI/WH7VLYX38bI/AAAAAAAABDo/Ykm_aAnIqrc8ubP2yEcoBdClJkQ6Lpl-wCLcB/s320/20170114_104331.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and Shadow engage a thief</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsTyhV9N8nU/WH2ZnhDBgmI/AAAAAAAABDI/nhW4sOzdJO0CXVLQywuC6juJiLouPkAmQCLcB/s1600/Agarn%2Bcasting%2Bfog.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsTyhV9N8nU/WH2ZnhDBgmI/AAAAAAAABDI/nhW4sOzdJO0CXVLQywuC6juJiLouPkAmQCLcB/s320/Agarn%2Bcasting%2Bfog.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agarn helping Nigel</td></tr></tbody></table>Up on the old ruined bridge, Hatch is heading toward the exit point with a chest strapped to his back.&nbsp; As he does so, an arrow&nbsp;goes whizzing by his head.&nbsp; "Keep running.&nbsp; I got this" yells Doyle.&nbsp; Doyle advances across a wooden walkway&nbsp;towards the ranger who had appeared on a nearby tower.&nbsp; As the ranger is reaching for another arrow, Doyle lunges low and strikes the ranger with a decent blow.&nbsp; He follows through, giving the ranger a shoulder block.&nbsp; The ranger teeters on one foot before falling from the tower; landing with a loud thud (Doyle won combat and pushed the ranger back 1"; the fall plus the previous damage was enough to take him out of the game).&nbsp; <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxPlPzNT0nE/WH7Uq6QCvNI/AAAAAAAABDk/Xco5sbseFlQYaMaBg_2GTIitID0sutI_wCLcB/s1600/Buck%2BWarband.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxPlPzNT0nE/WH7Uq6QCvNI/AAAAAAAABDk/Xco5sbseFlQYaMaBg_2GTIitID0sutI_wCLcB/s320/Buck%2BWarband.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead view of the area to Bemis' front</td></tr></tbody></table>Around this time, the sky was extremely dark and visibility was waning.&nbsp; Bemis could feel a great surge of magical energy in the air.&nbsp; He had nothing else to channel it into so he cast <strong>Fog</strong> to cover Doyle's movement.&nbsp; Agarn did the same to cover the movement on his side.&nbsp; Piko heads out the area carrying a treasure chest on his shoulder.<br /><br />9Toe and Niko are making their way to the exit area when they are attacked by a thief from the Elementalist's warband.&nbsp; Niko fights and is forced back.&nbsp; The thief then moves toward 9Toe and his treasure.&nbsp; Niko jumps in again, and is once more forced back.&nbsp; 9Toe holds his own and forces the thief back.&nbsp; As 9Toie turns to run away, his mind goes blank momentarily and he starts to head away from the exit.....but he quickly shakes it off and resumes moving back towards Bemis' rendezvous point (The Necromancer's apprentice cast Mind Control but 9Toe made his will save).﻿﻿<br /><br />Bemis and Agarn continued to back out of the ruins, each casting <strong>Fog</strong> one more time to ensure no stray arrows or spells&nbsp;would hinder&nbsp;their movement.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aenTO8rZ0_g/WH2co6s7vPI/AAAAAAAABDU/6aipgwD6zwAvTudG1cOJGg_QrIbZBN02wCLcB/s1600/Post%2BGame%2B1%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aenTO8rZ0_g/WH2co6s7vPI/AAAAAAAABDU/6aipgwD6zwAvTudG1cOJGg_QrIbZBN02wCLcB/s320/Post%2BGame%2B1%2Bpic.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post game photo op with recovered treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Four treasures and only one casualty - Shadow - who fully recovered from his encounter with Quail's animal abusing thief.<br /><br />The treasure haul included: <strong>Sword of Undead Slaying</strong>, <strong>Cloak of Protection</strong>, one Grimoire (<strong>Grenade</strong>), three scrolls (<strong>Elemental Bolt</strong>, <strong>Raise Zombie</strong>, and <strong>Write Scroll</strong>), and 70 gold coins.&nbsp; Bemis was immensely happy about finding all the scrolls and the grimoire, not so much about the small amount of gold.&nbsp; He&nbsp;perused all the documents, noting the different writing styles of the scrolls, and admiring the leather detail and binding on the grimoire.&nbsp; As he was doing so, he felt a tremendous surge of&nbsp;insight (successfully cast <strong>Absorb Knowledge</strong>).&nbsp; He couldn't wait to have time to explore the writings in more detail.<br /><br />Bemis decided he needed to search for a suitable base of operations, an old library or abandoned wizard's tower might work.&nbsp; He would send some of the lads out in the next few days to scout about for possible locations.<br /><br />For now, he had some reading to attend to......<br /><br />******<br />A great game only marred by the absence of two of our players.&nbsp; Bemis, being an academic, lacks damage spells so the addition of <strong>Grenade</strong> will be closely considered.&nbsp; It will be a 12 to cast but may come in handy.<br /><br />Bemis managed to earn 390 experience points:&nbsp; 4 treasures x 50, 50 for being on the table during the eclipse, 9 spells successfully&nbsp;cast x 10, and 50 from <strong>Absorb Knowledge</strong>.<br /><br />Nigel's poor performance earned him 20 experience plus his cut of the gold, 7 gold coins.&nbsp; Maybe some new clothes are in his future.<br /><br />My apologies for the lack of photos, I got caught up in the excitement of the game.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-69882474742374067762017-01-11T18:26:00.000-08:002017-01-11T18:36:01.207-08:00Frostgrave Campaign - 2017<br />Bemis is collector of books, tomes, scrolls - he is an avid reader and spends much of time with his nose buried between the pages.&nbsp; Except when he is engaged in his other life's passion - magic.&nbsp; He reads to gain knowledge which in turn expands his abilities as a magic user.&nbsp; He also likes to write; copying spells, recording his day-to-day activities, and documenting his discoveries.&nbsp; Though if truth be told, his discoveries have been few in number.&nbsp; But nonetheless, that has never dampened his desire to learn and experiment.&nbsp; Which bring us to his current status.....<br /><br />Bemis had lived Deltenberg for many years but that came to an abrupt end.&nbsp; After a failed magic experiment caused half the town to burn down (including his own private library much to his dismay), Bemis decides to flee before the authorities find out he caused the fire.&nbsp; He quickly sells what he can and heads out looking for new adventures - and more books; taking his young apprentice with him.<br /><br />Agarn was a young orphaned boy grubbing for food in the streets.&nbsp; A few years ago, Bemis caught him trying to pick his pocket.&nbsp; Instead of turning him into a toad, or reporting him to the town constable, he decided to give the kid a future and took him on as an apprentice.&nbsp; With a new sense of self-worth, plus room and board, Agarn was trying his best to be a good student.&nbsp; He had learned much from Bemis but was still prone to spellcasting errors.&nbsp; He has never told Bemis that it was his fault the experiment went awry.&nbsp; Agarn had given his master the wrong ingredient.....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSa3KPTBTnA/WHWx6bPKJZI/AAAAAAAABBQ/O4zCkmtg-8o-e-h_m-BKahyk5go4zYkbACLcB/s1600/Bemis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSa3KPTBTnA/WHWx6bPKJZI/AAAAAAAABBQ/O4zCkmtg-8o-e-h_m-BKahyk5go4zYkbACLcB/s320/Bemis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bemis giving lessons to his young apprentice Agarn</td></tr></tbody></table>Perched atop an overloaded wagon, drawn by two scrawny donkeys, his travels finally bring him to the outskirts of Felstad.&nbsp; Here Bemis is told he can find fame and fortune if he has the moxy to brave the dangers of the ancient city.<br /><br />Bemis first heard of Felstad from a tome that detailed the exploits of a famous Druid who made a name for himself exploring and recovering forgotten treasures.&nbsp; Much of what he read was later confirmed as even today&nbsp;many of the locals still talk about his legendary exploits.<br /><br />Bemis has befriended a crusty old campaigner who calls himself Captain Nigel.&nbsp; Like himself, Nigel has also recently arrived in the area and is looking for employment.&nbsp; He is leading a band of men he calls the Hawken&nbsp;Free Company.&nbsp; They do look like a motley assortment of down-on-their-luck ruffians.&nbsp; <br /><br />With the easing of the extreme cold weather, the adventuring season will soon to be upon him.&nbsp; Bemis decides to hire the entire band with what little gold he has remaining.&nbsp; He hopes he is not making a mistake, only time will tell......<br /><br />Looking forward to the first game this weekend (14 January 2017).<br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-88935578829724728082016-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:002016-12-09T18:28:09.493-08:00Forstgrave Campaign Game 11 - The Finale<br />Well that time has finally arrived - the last game of our year long campaign.&nbsp; Unfortunately, two of our members were unable to attend.&nbsp; Our final game was determined several weeks ago - The Library scenario.&nbsp; And several of us spent many nights making bookcases.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GezM_7kI2zI/WEtRgEkpbwI/AAAAAAAAA_U/-XK4JQiS9LIi_bx5nxNCrS7oovnu00fZACEw/s1600/20161130_235415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GezM_7kI2zI/WEtRgEkpbwI/AAAAAAAAA_U/-XK4JQiS9LIi_bx5nxNCrS7oovnu00fZACEw/s320/20161130_235415.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bookcase and pile of rotting books - Hey, who threw a copy of Frostgrave on the pile?&nbsp; So rude!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4jTkQwL2-f8/WEtRgN-yphI/AAAAAAAAA_M/RT9ZEUmDdIQ4VJPXHe9AbaqF-zMTVp-twCEw/s1600/20161130_235656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4jTkQwL2-f8/WEtRgN-yphI/AAAAAAAAA_M/RT9ZEUmDdIQ4VJPXHe9AbaqF-zMTVp-twCEw/s320/20161130_235656.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bookcase and a map table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IERjCanf80/WEtRgNXjkMI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/xr0QDUEs6Ec5UoyYxfCwBHC1IPNNpfC3ACEw/s1600/20161201_001848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IERjCanf80/WEtRgNXjkMI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/xr0QDUEs6Ec5UoyYxfCwBHC1IPNNpfC3ACEw/s320/20161201_001848.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bookcase and a new treasure token</td></tr></tbody></table>We also set the first three wandering monsters to be wraiths just to make things more interesting.&nbsp; We used the wandering monster number roll of&nbsp;as suggested in the book "Into the Breeding Pits".<br /><br />And we decided that in addition to everyone bringing three treasure tokens, we all bring three small "Secret Santa" gifts as well to be given out for each treasure a wizard managed to recover.<br />﻿<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sx1bmEXBNts/WEtU6caeq8I/AAAAAAAAA_o/XZ8RnFBT3gkEMpiPCrPIDo6WoaKV1PqUACLcB/s1600/Gifts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sx1bmEXBNts/WEtU6caeq8I/AAAAAAAAA_o/XZ8RnFBT3gkEMpiPCrPIDo6WoaKV1PqUACLcB/s320/Gifts.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pile of gifts</td></tr></tbody></table>So we got the table set-up using numerous Dwarven Forge sets, placed all the bookcases, and drew for starting locations.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uA6cuar7m9c/WEtU6R1VPhI/AAAAAAAAA_s/EAevwIZoZRsRovMlzwLXCEMqqGHeDAlvQCEw/s1600/FG%2B11%2BLayout%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uA6cuar7m9c/WEtU6R1VPhI/AAAAAAAAA_s/EAevwIZoZRsRovMlzwLXCEMqqGHeDAlvQCEw/s320/FG%2B11%2BLayout%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table it all its glory</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--rg8_j69vjc/WEtU6VNtPyI/AAAAAAAAA_k/_QKUmaKA-J8E0txcrUioQCJJoDa55X76ACEw/s1600/FG%2B11%2BLayout%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--rg8_j69vjc/WEtU6VNtPyI/AAAAAAAAA_k/_QKUmaKA-J8E0txcrUioQCJJoDa55X76ACEw/s320/FG%2B11%2BLayout%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the other end</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3RcWAB4AsI/WEtRFDyszOI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/ZPO2Cfh_9DQHL8GB_kdNLvJgjjTRNYfEACEw/s1600/20161203_093228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3RcWAB4AsI/WEtRFDyszOI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/ZPO2Cfh_9DQHL8GB_kdNLvJgjjTRNYfEACEw/s320/20161203_093228.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of one room</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q74FnznKczQ/WEtRGEZ-3SI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IARhLuw-EoMYoaHaXAI4TWy7XRv7cMpHQCEw/s1600/20161203_093238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q74FnznKczQ/WEtRGEZ-3SI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IARhLuw-EoMYoaHaXAI4TWy7XRv7cMpHQCEw/s320/20161203_093238.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another room</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e0kZD5nPUiU/WEtRGTtwt6I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/p87YRAqnj3MNDTPFnsg6MTivQSh4hl3UwCEw/s1600/20161203_093301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e0kZD5nPUiU/WEtRGTtwt6I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/p87YRAqnj3MNDTPFnsg6MTivQSh4hl3UwCEw/s320/20161203_093301.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The map room</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DIWDx0spoGE/WEtRGp5FPOI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/jzv875dpndgqtlKpLl-085yHIV_cRrHmACEw/s1600/20161203_093317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DIWDx0spoGE/WEtRGp5FPOI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/jzv875dpndgqtlKpLl-085yHIV_cRrHmACEw/s320/20161203_093317.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the map room</td></tr></tbody></table>Here are two other reports from the same game seen through the eyes of other wizards.<br /><br />Knabe's Arch Nemesis Kodak's report <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/12/frostgrave-campaign-game-11.html" target="_blank">Frostgrave Campaign: Game 11</a> <br /><br />&nbsp;Elsa the Elementalist's report&nbsp;<a href="http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2016/12/frostgrave-silence-in-library.html" target="_blank"> Silence in the Library</a><br /><br />And now for Knabe's Report<br /><br />The excitement and dread of going underground had certainly distracted Knabe and Vogel.&nbsp; Between the two of them, they both managed fail casting <strong>Raise Zombie</strong>, <strong>Reveal Secret</strong>, and failed one attempt at <strong>Brew Potion</strong>.&nbsp; Knabe did manage to brew a single potion of Strength and Vogel was able to summon a Snow Leopard to his side which he dubbed Fleck V.&nbsp; Knabe reached into the potion cabinet and gave a <strong>Potion of Invisibility</strong> to Vogel and Daggit, a <strong>Potion of Burrowing</strong> to Pilum, and took a <strong>Potion of Healing</strong> for himself.&nbsp; A fox was taken from the kennel (Spent 10 gc to hire a new war hound) to join the group as they departed their base.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nsu9WS8ran0/WEtRIH5ETQI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/undS-0a2JIQlkicmVFvHWSvyL0NfsWzJgCEw/s1600/20161203_095615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nsu9WS8ran0/WEtRIH5ETQI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/undS-0a2JIQlkicmVFvHWSvyL0NfsWzJgCEw/s320/20161203_095615.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe</td></tr></tbody></table>Following the old parchment map, Knabe slowly led his party through the ruins looking for a hidden entrance into the underground library of Felstad.&nbsp; It was said to stretch forever under the city and was a maze of passageways and rooms filled with ancient tomes and other treasures.&nbsp; But it is also said to be guarded by several wraith-like creatures that are magically bound to the library.&nbsp; <br /><br />After removing a few large boulders and other rubble, Knabe and crew found what appeared to be a stairway heading underground.&nbsp; They cautiously moved down until they reached a battered old wooden door.&nbsp; Surprisingly, it was not locked and only required the strong shoulder of Keinegnad to swing open.<br /><br />Knabe and Vogel both failed at casting Raise Zombie - to the extent that both took a point of damage.&nbsp; Knabe tells Daggit to drink his potion and scout ahead.&nbsp; So with a quick gulp, Daggit fades from view.&nbsp; Vogel asks Pilum to try his potion.&nbsp; Pilum downs the strange concoction (<strong>Potion of Burrowing</strong>)&nbsp;and finds he is able to walk right through the side of the passage - and disappears.&nbsp; Worried, Vogel thinks to himself, "I hope he found another room, I forgot to tell him the potion has a limited distance."&nbsp; The rest of the party moves deeper into the library and spread out in three directions.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yx5SikEpoUg/WEtfI08S34I/AAAAAAAABAc/rL3ZuZkMWN4n5keRRZ0hdNFD5_jPAmquACLcB/s1600/The%2Bgroup%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yx5SikEpoUg/WEtfI08S34I/AAAAAAAABAc/rL3ZuZkMWN4n5keRRZ0hdNFD5_jPAmquACLcB/s320/The%2Bgroup%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's merry men (and animals) move out to explore</td></tr></tbody></table>Faenger spots an urn a top a bookcase and moves to retrieve it.&nbsp; Fleck V, The Fox, and the owl all bound past him and round a corner - never to seen again.&nbsp; Knabe casts <strong>Fog</strong> to conceal Faenger's movement as he climbs atop a bookcase to retrieve the urn.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HvCwOZKhhQw/WEtfI2_FWwI/AAAAAAAABAg/kpPLUmttptw3uAuGN-TgoeVRrCl1F1yHwCLcB/s1600/The%2Bgroup%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HvCwOZKhhQw/WEtfI2_FWwI/AAAAAAAABAg/kpPLUmttptw3uAuGN-TgoeVRrCl1F1yHwCLcB/s320/The%2Bgroup%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe cast Fog as the rest of the warband spreads out</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Pilum has safely passed through the stone and end up in what looks like a small closet area.&nbsp; There is a skeleton laying there clutching an old tome.&nbsp; Hoping it is something valuable, Pilum pries it from the skeleton's dead fingers and places it in his pack.&nbsp; He moves to the door and listens.<br />The <strong>Fog</strong> didn't last very long.&nbsp; Knabe tries another attempt to <strong>Raise Zombie</strong>, and again miscasts the spell, and again takes more damage.&nbsp; Faenger climbs down from the bookcase.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8u1Bix2Rmpw/WEtRKFoa_3I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/1HXCLHUpIAI4PAn3u5Paf7bCgLilQF96wCEw/s1600/20161203_110427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8u1Bix2Rmpw/WEtRKFoa_3I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/1HXCLHUpIAI4PAn3u5Paf7bCgLilQF96wCEw/s320/20161203_110427.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faenger grabs an Urn while Knabe covers the hallway</td></tr></tbody></table>Around the corner and off in the distance, Knabe hears a loud whoosh and sees a great flash of light.&nbsp; He doesn't know what just happened but it can't be good.&nbsp; As he is pondering the event, a bolt flies out of the shadows, striking him in the shoulder (10 points of damage).&nbsp; This is followed by a sword wielding maniac moving up to engage him.&nbsp; Knabe manages to easily defeat his attacker and identifies him as a member of Sister Janet's (Sigilist) band.&nbsp; Knabe drinks his <strong>Potion of Healing</strong>.&nbsp; This passage does not appear to be safe and obviously he and his warband are not alone down here.&nbsp; Not only that, but a sickening sweet smell of roasted meat is emanating from somewhere around the next corner.&nbsp; Knabe falls back with Faenger in tow.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuI-M7xKrB4/WEtRLdo6JiI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/7kvYLgGVcFAymlGh0yxp0mAzQpI1lxdYgCEw/s1600/20161203_112348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuI-M7xKrB4/WEtRLdo6JiI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/7kvYLgGVcFAymlGh0yxp0mAzQpI1lxdYgCEw/s320/20161203_112348.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe takes down Sister Janet's Infantryman</td></tr></tbody></table>(What Knabe and crew didn't know:&nbsp; Fleck, The Fox, and the owl raced through the passageways, stirring up years old dust.&nbsp; After making several turns, they find themselves in a small alcove.&nbsp; On the far side of the alcove, standing on a set of step, is a female wizard.&nbsp; Snarling, growling, and squawking, all three charge forward.&nbsp; The wizard (Sister Janet) calmly wiggles her fingers and throws her arm forward.&nbsp; A huge fireball appears and speeds towards the hapless animals.&nbsp; Scratching and flapping, they try to move out of the way.&nbsp; WHOOOOOSSSHHHH!!! The fireball explodes and engulfs them all.&nbsp; Needless to say, it was not a pretty sight as all three were deep fried where they stood.) (I really dislike <strong>Elemental Ball</strong>)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RbYPcanVY90/WEtloTLwhnI/AAAAAAAABA8/71H3jTbOyLAZXN4V-Nb9ThRMPpFF2JkPACLcB/s1600/Sister%2BJanet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RbYPcanVY90/WEtloTLwhnI/AAAAAAAABA8/71H3jTbOyLAZXN4V-Nb9ThRMPpFF2JkPACLcB/s320/Sister%2BJanet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fleck and friends spots Sister Janet - she casts Elemental Ball</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWrUlX7_cC4/WEtXvl2LxtI/AAAAAAAAA_4/LyeGKF7GMy0__nZY2qV2XDR2vnF2BFWiwCLcB/s1600/Fleck%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWrUlX7_cC4/WEtXvl2LxtI/AAAAAAAAA_4/LyeGKF7GMy0__nZY2qV2XDR2vnF2BFWiwCLcB/s320/Fleck%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fleck and friends get toasted</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;﻿Vogel, Uhlmann, Keinegnad, and Bobo have moved down a different passageway and entered a room filled with bookcases....and the sound of loud croaking. "Toads" mumbles Keinegnad, "I hate toads."&nbsp; Vogel cast <strong>Fog</strong> towards the far side of the room to help cover their movement.&nbsp; They also find Pilum, safe and sound, much to Vogel's relief.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ee8UC4vaHMk/WEtRJALnkUI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/oGPMx5f7I9wyWUNbr9IgePGWPFQqqqHOgCEw/s1600/20161203_105019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ee8UC4vaHMk/WEtRJALnkUI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/oGPMx5f7I9wyWUNbr9IgePGWPFQqqqHOgCEw/s320/20161203_105019.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Doctor's thieving warband members stealing Knabe's treasure<br />&nbsp;when&nbsp;"Surprise".....or should it be &nbsp;"CROOAAAKKK"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LFvBI_9xz3k/WEtRKhe0GAI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/hI-1q4_JIc8W5RwIjZM3lhBFaFGta68NwCEw/s1600/20161203_110910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LFvBI_9xz3k/WEtRKhe0GAI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/hI-1q4_JIc8W5RwIjZM3lhBFaFGta68NwCEw/s320/20161203_110910.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The toads prevent the theft</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Fritz has plenty of targets to keep him busy.&nbsp; He misses a wolf, hits and kills an Imp, and finally kills the wolf.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u5XMYI0uiPk/WEtZExPl_lI/AAAAAAAABAM/semGydi0Pa4Whhp6ZqVOoFAecmBXp3zlACLcB/s1600/Wraith%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u5XMYI0uiPk/WEtZExPl_lI/AAAAAAAABAM/semGydi0Pa4Whhp6ZqVOoFAecmBXp3zlACLcB/s320/Wraith%2B2.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the action</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Uhlmann teams up with Pilum and head towards the exit.&nbsp; As they traverse the passageway, a shadow (Vashta Nerada) oozes through the wall and attacks Uhlmann.&nbsp; Uhlmann swings wildly at the creature but is unable to cause any damage.&nbsp; He does manage to force it backwards.&nbsp; Knabe sees the fight and moves up with Faenger in tow.&nbsp; Together they move into combat with shadowy thing.&nbsp; Faenger distracts the creature just enough to allow Knabe's sword to magically cut through its wisp-like body. They stare as the creature slowly dissipates.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77K3Nj5fT8U/WEtg51unrpI/AAAAAAAABAs/ItUSmB99A94kr0eqJBUgGU2znQQh54SrwCLcB/s1600/Knabe%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77K3Nj5fT8U/WEtg51unrpI/AAAAAAAABAs/ItUSmB99A94kr0eqJBUgGU2znQQh54SrwCLcB/s320/Knabe%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe kills the wraith creature know as the Vashta Nerada</td></tr></tbody></table>Vogel yelps as an ice toad hops through the wall of fog and heads towards Keinegnad.&nbsp; "Don't mess up, don't mess up" he says to himself as he quickly makes the proper signs and successfully throws a dart of bone at the monstrosity.&nbsp; The <strong>Bone Dart</strong> pierces the toad's eye, its dead before it hits the ground.&nbsp; Keinegnad moves up and grabs the treasure chest.&nbsp; The other toad apparently hopped out a side door and disappeared.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y8-JGU_1SM/WEtRMxaBYlI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/cieeaSDxSWMBtJQYP_buONjagBMhoXMUQCEw/s1600/20161203_121330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y8-JGU_1SM/WEtRMxaBYlI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/cieeaSDxSWMBtJQYP_buONjagBMhoXMUQCEw/s320/20161203_121330.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An ice&nbsp;toad hops towards Vogel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31vAx13kfaY/WEtRNnRDFYI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/vm12uR6i7hUr7ULfLaxF5cajQXivWmfZwCEw/s1600/20161203_121605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31vAx13kfaY/WEtRNnRDFYI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/vm12uR6i7hUr7ULfLaxF5cajQXivWmfZwCEw/s320/20161203_121605.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One dead ice&nbsp;toad</td></tr></tbody></table>Standing in a four-way intersection, Knabe sees a wild wolf prowling in a side room.&nbsp; Be sends a Bone Dart in to take it down. On the far side of the same room, a wraith can be seen floating by a bookcase.&nbsp; In the middle of the room is a treasure.&nbsp; From out of nowhere, Daggit says, "Cover me Uhlmann and I'll grab the treasure".&nbsp; Uhlmann says, "Easy for you, you're invisible."&nbsp; But he cautiously moves forward a bit.&nbsp; Daggit reappears as he is picking up the treasure.&nbsp; He turns and runs as fast as he can.&nbsp; The wraith lets out an ungodly screech, and charges forward - right into Uhlmann.&nbsp; Activating his <strong>Gloves of Casting</strong>, Knabe successfully cast <strong>Push</strong> on the wraith.&nbsp; The wraith is propelled backwards until it hits the far wall.&nbsp; Uhlmann runs out past Knabe, muttering under his breath "I need to change my pants".<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2yVZrxpkNPI/WEtRNjGHp5I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/cfas_vED2UIfvFzatdHrKYoY2_-hD3TgACEw/s1600/20161203_123820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2yVZrxpkNPI/WEtRNjGHp5I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/cfas_vED2UIfvFzatdHrKYoY2_-hD3TgACEw/s320/20161203_123820.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe, Daggit, and Uhlmann just after the wraith has been pushed away</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe signals recall and casts <strong>Fog</strong> to cover their movement, just in case.&nbsp; Legio, Pilum, Daggit, Faenger, and Keinegnad all recovered chests, tomes, and an urn.&nbsp; Our best haul yet from the frozen city.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53nfO0i3q24/WEtROD1HHiI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/JXadMgmDZOIKS0Zn7NXETIpn-ae5fka0wCEw/s1600/20161203_125933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53nfO0i3q24/WEtROD1HHiI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/JXadMgmDZOIKS0Zn7NXETIpn-ae5fka0wCEw/s320/20161203_125933.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final group shot﻿</td></tr></tbody></table>As Knabe looks over the loot, he ponders what to do next.&nbsp; Maybe a retirement is in order.&nbsp; Or who knows, at a future date, he may venture forth again........<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />What a great game.&nbsp; As usual, most of the wandering monsters appeared at my end of the table, including two of the three wraiths.&nbsp; But this just made things more interesting.<br /><br />Knabe finished the campaign as the highest level wizard - Level 34 with Kodak coming in second (<em>Note: as it should be - Knabe</em>)<br /><br />Time for a small hiatus for this group of Frostgrave players.&nbsp; We plan to start a new campaign with new wizards after the first of the year.&nbsp; Time to start painting a new warband and figuring out what wizard school I'll be using next time.<br /><br />Thanks for reading along as we journeyed through the ruins of Felstad.&nbsp; I hope you all tune in next year for the new campaign.&nbsp; Enjoy the holidays!!Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-35467996448253352682016-11-30T21:19:00.000-08:002016-12-02T20:13:29.360-08:00The Frostgrave Library - Work in Progress<br />Been busy making bookcases for the Frostgrave Library scenario - as have several others.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRdW973B2ro/WD-uT3qp18I/AAAAAAAAA8U/pQIRQO9xKwgissKgqAON3l5qkiEpw5ZIwCEw/s1600/20161124_131927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRdW973B2ro/WD-uT3qp18I/AAAAAAAAA8U/pQIRQO9xKwgissKgqAON3l5qkiEpw5ZIwCEw/s320/20161124_131927.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bookcase building begins</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E_Iw3tc-OP0/WD-uVFOLEvI/AAAAAAAAA8s/UMFvoAnxn6kHlV9E8GIlTSojWheK1sKBACEw/s1600/20161130_235603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E_Iw3tc-OP0/WD-uVFOLEvI/AAAAAAAAA8s/UMFvoAnxn6kHlV9E8GIlTSojWheK1sKBACEw/s320/20161130_235603.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonder what made this hole...and is it still around?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ErKMVhRWD1Y/WD-uT8vXzFI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/JFaYL4DVdYUzu7f4HJDoJNQimaVWFoKNwCEw/s1600/20161127_203300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ErKMVhRWD1Y/WD-uT8vXzFI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/JFaYL4DVdYUzu7f4HJDoJNQimaVWFoKNwCEw/s320/20161127_203300.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is three linear feet of bookcases</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x3ddglo1XVk/WD-uU3HNgsI/AAAAAAAAA8o/A5y7wvxazjw_QILZ8uTX6xUE15tdEJbmgCEw/s1600/20161130_235517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x3ddglo1XVk/WD-uU3HNgsI/AAAAAAAAA8o/A5y7wvxazjw_QILZ8uTX6xUE15tdEJbmgCEw/s320/20161130_235517.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bookcase and a map table</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EZw94m_U04w/WD-uUm9GccI/AAAAAAAAA8k/CgtQXJwLM3AL_CPECsFBbLk5XD-L4x60QCEw/s1600/20161130_235415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EZw94m_U04w/WD-uUm9GccI/AAAAAAAAA8k/CgtQXJwLM3AL_CPECsFBbLk5XD-L4x60QCEw/s320/20161130_235415.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some more bookcases, a pile of old books and a stack<br />&nbsp;of books - "no human being would stack books like this"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7E2TvfURs9E/WD-uUp_fwvI/AAAAAAAAA8g/52OO8aNhCaswscTUVLQ_vZ5k8baIR4AtgCEw/s1600/20161127_203505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7E2TvfURs9E/WD-uUp_fwvI/AAAAAAAAA8g/52OO8aNhCaswscTUVLQ_vZ5k8baIR4AtgCEw/s320/20161127_203505.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still making books to fill the shelves</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t8ng4HiNMU4/WD-uUATg_cI/AAAAAAAAA8c/D4TubOLdm0wLxo4A6a8iDMgWFKiz6TjMACEw/s1600/20161127_203422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t8ng4HiNMU4/WD-uUATg_cI/AAAAAAAAA8c/D4TubOLdm0wLxo4A6a8iDMgWFKiz6TjMACEw/s320/20161127_203422.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A laser cut bookcase from "Things from the Basement"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iKD-WkxykAc/WD-x3DOHFYI/AAAAAAAAA84/8df9QBpwaV4cN8HhAnmWdeHPbsZtggFeQCLcB/s1600/20161201_001848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iKD-WkxykAc/WD-x3DOHFYI/AAAAAAAAA84/8df9QBpwaV4cN8HhAnmWdeHPbsZtggFeQCLcB/s320/20161201_001848.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bookcase - all the important tomes appear to have been looted.&nbsp; <br />And a new treasure token - books of course.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Just a couple days left to finish these up before campaign game day on Saturday.&nbsp; I got some of the ideas here from the Frostgrave thread on the Lead Adventures forum.<br /><br />And one last picture...<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DbzDN92RaAY/WEJGSSZ5JlI/AAAAAAAAA9I/WjwGZxsY98EhmUQVB38HYfFt6SIXLiYnACLcB/s1600/20161202_231356%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DbzDN92RaAY/WEJGSSZ5JlI/AAAAAAAAA9I/WjwGZxsY98EhmUQVB38HYfFt6SIXLiYnACLcB/s320/20161202_231356%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scroll storage, rugs, lectern, etc.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-59249955636296438512016-11-27T21:10:00.006-08:002016-11-27T21:15:21.834-08:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 10 - Knabe's Report<br />Here's my write up from our tenth campaign game - albeit a little late getting it published.&nbsp; Been busy making bookcase and books.<br /><br />Other write ups can be found here:<br /><br /><a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/11/frostgrave-campaign-game-10.html" target="_blank">Kodak's Report</a><br /><br />Elsa the Elementalist’s Account:&nbsp;<a href="http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2016/11/another-day-in-frostgrave.html" target="_blank"> Another Day in Frostgrave</a><br /><br />Keinegnad<br /><br />"I want the job" said the gruff looking dwarf standing in front of my table.&nbsp; I looked up from the meal I was enjoying with my young apprentice Vogel in the local tavern.&nbsp; The dwarf standing in front of me looked like he had just finished a long, arduous journey.&nbsp;&nbsp; His clothing was damp and his boots were caked with mud.&nbsp; But his armor appeared to be well maintained.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xNsyQKMAHU/WDuzkHFU27I/AAAAAAAAA6c/uKibRrFtTUs24UTsOGns_sCH0zUyM7yAgCLcB/s1600/20161117_225410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xNsyQKMAHU/WDuzkHFU27I/AAAAAAAAA6c/uKibRrFtTUs24UTsOGns_sCH0zUyM7yAgCLcB/s320/20161117_225410.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's new Captain</td></tr></tbody></table>As I assessed the one interrupting my dinner, I could detect the magic emanating from what appeared to be a warhammer wrapped in oil skin slung across his back as well as from several items in his pack.&nbsp; This caught my attention and told me he had been around for awhile.&nbsp; And he probably knew his trade well to have survived and gained such quality kit.<br /><br />I invited him to sit.&nbsp; "You look a little parched Master Dwarf" and yelled for the barkeep to bring more ale.<br />"Now what is this about a job?" I asked.<br />"Word about has it that you are looking to hire a weapons master to train and help lead your warband.&nbsp; I've traveled a far piece to get here - I'd like the job."<br />"Well, I have been contemplating obtaining someone to augment my band....someone with the requisite skills to increase their fighting skills and overall ability to survive encounters with the creatures of Felstad and other warbands.&nbsp; What qualifications, or references, can you provide?", I replied as I packed my pipe for an after dinner smoke.&nbsp; <br />"Well, my most recent experience was with an outfit out of......." The dwarf droned on about his skills, foes he had conquered, and how many skirmishes he had survived.&nbsp; The list was quite extensive, as was his thirst.&nbsp; He downed numerous pints of ale.&nbsp; I wondered to myself, why would a dwarf of his skill and experience want to join a small warband rather than a military unit - but was hestitant to offend him.&nbsp; That question could wait until a later day.&nbsp; I was impressed with the dwarf, as was Vogel who hung on every word.&nbsp; And with the warband down one member, I was considering the services of someone to assist with leading and training my warband in martial matters.&nbsp; Then I could focus more fully on my magical studies.&nbsp; I have several grimoires I have yet to open, plus many spells that need additional focus.&nbsp; Plus I would have more time for the continued training of my apprentice. <br /><br />I decided to hire him as the Captain of my warband.&nbsp; I hoped he would work out well.&nbsp; At least he had one fan - Vogel.<br /><br />I looked up, "Master dwarf, I'd like to obtain your services.&nbsp; We can settle on the particulars later tonight.&nbsp; For now I assume you'd like to meet the rest of my band.&nbsp; Vogel here will show you to our base."<br />The dwarf drained his mug, stood up and offered his hand, "I accept, pending our final discussion."<br />"By the way, what's your name?" I inquired.<br />"My name is Keinegnad but I am called Keine", the dwarf replied.&nbsp; With that, he and Vogel departed the tavern.<br /><br />I smiled as I contemplated the meaning of the name.&nbsp; Yes indeed, he would do nicely......<br /><br />With the addition of a Captain to my warband, I suddenly had a lot of extra time to devote to magical studies.&nbsp; This enabled Vogel and myself to improve our casting of several spells: Reveal Secret, Fleet Feet, and Bone dart.&nbsp; We also decided to dabble into the dark arts and learned how to cast a spell to call an Imp from the demonic planes.&nbsp; While not entirely comfortable learning this spell, it may come in handy to harass or slow an opposing warband (Knabe chuckles at the thought of Kodak being chased around by an Imp).&nbsp; <br /><br />Remembering how some of his band had been mind controlled during past trips into the ruins, Knabe was able to find an old retired Sigilist who transcribed a Scroll of Dispel for a modest price.<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnp0_1-twns/WDuzkWMZMYI/AAAAAAAAA78/pDQRN2oqYZce8ZYX-LdFSKmhwQFhxDVDwCEw/s1600/20161119_091634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnp0_1-twns/WDuzkWMZMYI/AAAAAAAAA78/pDQRN2oqYZce8ZYX-LdFSKmhwQFhxDVDwCEw/s320/20161119_091634.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe likes the new temple</td></tr></tbody></table>A few weeks after hiring Keine, Knabe began preparations for another foray into the frozen city.&nbsp; Attempts were made to Brew Potions and to scry for clues to hidden treasure (Reveal Secret) but to no avail.&nbsp; Right from the start, it seems fate was conspiring against him.&nbsp; At least Knabe and Vogel were able to call forth their Familiars.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y5qRWZLriJo/WDuzko9l0FI/AAAAAAAAA78/PMWhuP_6sAENl219eaQ_HLtnJbhmcjWAgCEw/s1600/20161119_092655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y5qRWZLriJo/WDuzko9l0FI/AAAAAAAAA78/PMWhuP_6sAENl219eaQ_HLtnJbhmcjWAgCEw/s320/20161119_092655.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from Knabe's end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>The chosen day was a bit more chilly than usual and a slight mist hovered over the ground.&nbsp; As Knabe and his party moved through the outer edges of town, one could hear a slight moaning sound as the wind blew through the upper ruins.&nbsp; It raised the hair on the back of Knabe's neck.&nbsp; He wondered if this was a portent of something unpleasant today.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_BDY9vxXyso/WDuzlVCPD1I/AAAAAAAAA78/ogA1zyhyG2wwDvxIFA4niHGSNsHVS16iQCEw/s1600/20161119_092724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_BDY9vxXyso/WDuzlVCPD1I/AAAAAAAAA78/ogA1zyhyG2wwDvxIFA4niHGSNsHVS16iQCEw/s320/20161119_092724.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the center of the table</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Nkdw_xYI_I/WDuzlVJ-tkI/AAAAAAAAA78/TohcqQ2hUQ8XyjfbsBvF4pBt3lxD-6OvACEw/s1600/20161119_092715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Nkdw_xYI_I/WDuzlVJ-tkI/AAAAAAAAA78/TohcqQ2hUQ8XyjfbsBvF4pBt3lxD-6OvACEw/s320/20161119_092715.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the far end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yK9gOka0AaI/WDuzlnzUO5I/AAAAAAAAA78/mnlvSztRNvckcS0fiD_xL-VKRcAf4hLCACEw/s1600/20161119_094342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yK9gOka0AaI/WDuzlnzUO5I/AAAAAAAAA78/mnlvSztRNvckcS0fiD_xL-VKRcAf4hLCACEw/s320/20161119_094342.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Doctor and his warband</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Finding a likely spot to use as a starting base, Knabe arranged his band into three groups.&nbsp; He then scanned around in the early morning light to see what was nearby.&nbsp; Once more he could detect the magical traces of his old nemesis Kodak as well as the tingling that he had come to associate with the Doctor.&nbsp; Their presence in the ruins today might make things a bit difficult.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_aoXRkK068/WDuzms2jqHI/AAAAAAAAA78/Xcx4X85fzKc7lfiAfVuFRlpgM2yfe7LeACEw/s1600/20161119_094430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_aoXRkK068/WDuzms2jqHI/AAAAAAAAA78/Xcx4X85fzKc7lfiAfVuFRlpgM2yfe7LeACEw/s320/20161119_094430.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's nemesis - Kodak</td></tr></tbody></table>Right off the bat, Knabe spots a chest nestled inside an old stone arch - and he noticed some of Kodak's henchmen moving towards it.&nbsp; He skillfully draws it closer, and out of their reach, using Telekinesis.&nbsp; He directs Daggit and Faenger (both Treasure Hunters) in that direction (Treasure Hunters) along with The Fox (warhound).&nbsp; Keinegnad and Bobo (Bear) follow behind them<br />Vogel attempts to cast <strong>Leap</strong> on Uhlmann (Owl Master) but in his haste ends up burning himself instead.&nbsp; Fleck (Snow Leopard) swiftly moves through the ruins and leaps through the window of an old building.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G4sG8LPh_g/WDuzmssG2fI/AAAAAAAAA78/zVuGFazTNJIhPsl6BWtt0VEQNV_FNUWrgCEw/s1600/20161119_094348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G4sG8LPh_g/WDuzmssG2fI/AAAAAAAAA78/zVuGFazTNJIhPsl6BWtt0VEQNV_FNUWrgCEw/s320/20161119_094348.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Fritz (Marksman) moves into a covered position and looks across the snow covered ruins.&nbsp; He spots what looks to the The Doctor's apprentice, River, moving across an open area.&nbsp; He takes careful aim and drops her with a well placed bolt.&nbsp; He barely has time to say "Did you see that shot?" before he too is knocked cold by one of the Doctor's Marksmen.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KUKT45jSCBo/WDuznmWI8YI/AAAAAAAAA78/XDgnsNE62YAN1Ss-13IfHh2MJmUxmhz9ACEw/s1600/20161119_100303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KUKT45jSCBo/WDuznmWI8YI/AAAAAAAAA78/XDgnsNE62YAN1Ss-13IfHh2MJmUxmhz9ACEw/s320/20161119_100303.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fritz adds another notch to his crossbow - River (Apprentice)&nbsp;falls prey to his marksmanship....just before he is knocked out</td></tr></tbody></table>Other members of the warband move forward, trying to stay in cover.&nbsp; Bobo climbs a small cliff and looks up at the top of a ruined tower.&nbsp; Detecting Kodak at the top of the tower, he casts <strong>Leap</strong> on Bobo, placing him a few inches away from his old rival.&nbsp; Kodak's hair stands straight up as he sees Bobo appear in front of him.&nbsp; He quickly grabbed something off the floor and dove over the edge.<br /><br />Faenger picks up a treasure and immediately hears the spine tingling roar of a White Ape.&nbsp; The Fox bravely engages the ape to allow Faenger time to drag the treasure out of danger.&nbsp; One treasure chest had to be left behind as two Ice Trolls could now be seen on the other side of a pile of rubble.&nbsp; Daggit wisely ducks down out of sight.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-siAJuxF27w0/WDuzpdZfXFI/AAAAAAAAA78/Md1MGjUs7D489KotbwMg83GLQBGhcx7JwCEw/s1600/20161119_102632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-siAJuxF27w0/WDuzpdZfXFI/AAAAAAAAA78/Md1MGjUs7D489KotbwMg83GLQBGhcx7JwCEw/s320/20161119_102632.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My treasure hunter and some of Kodak's henchmen ponder whether to risk trying for the treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>The owl was circling around the top of the ruined tower and spotted Kodak feverishly trying to maintain his precarious hand hold.&nbsp; Screeching loudly, the Owl dives down, claws and beak at the ready, to peck at the old wizard.&nbsp; Between the clawing and biting, and the powerful flapping of his wings, the Owl knocks Kodak's from his perch and watches as he falls a good distance to the ground (8 inches and takes 12 damage on top of the 4 from the Owl).&nbsp; Kodak lands like a sack of rotten potatoes.&nbsp; Amazingly, Kodak is still moving and manages to hobble away.&nbsp; That old wizard has some stamina (shows the value of pumping up your health stat).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFwloEoW0fc/WDuzqXWW81I/AAAAAAAAA78/s_E5WwrVDe8XaXVkHt7ElS590OATsB89wCEw/s1600/20161119_104429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFwloEoW0fc/WDuzqXWW81I/AAAAAAAAA78/s_E5WwrVDe8XaXVkHt7ElS590OATsB89wCEw/s320/20161119_104429.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The owl dives on Kodak</td></tr></tbody></table>Over by Fritz's body, an Ice Troll appeared out of the mist.&nbsp; Pilum (Ranger) fights him off, and takes a step back just as a wall of <strong>Fog</strong> appeared between himself and the troll.&nbsp; Confused, the troll heads towards the Doctor's warband.&nbsp; Pilum is then set upon by two giant rats that appear out the rubble.&nbsp; But out of nowhere, he is set upon by two giant rats.&nbsp; They are quickly dispatched.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CeVsfaScAvs/WDuzq3T0MOI/AAAAAAAAA8E/AAxLz98GcQYmGmM7QSNNGGXBSO1M45vjwCEw/s1600/20161119_105008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CeVsfaScAvs/WDuzq3T0MOI/AAAAAAAAA8E/AAxLz98GcQYmGmM7QSNNGGXBSO1M45vjwCEw/s320/20161119_105008.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another wandering monster appears near Pilum and Vogel (and Vogel's honey badger familiar)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IYkwZCbXJ4w/WDuzran5kCI/AAAAAAAAA78/ziovV9tMomEooaCh-a_cEDhV1MkncRvBwCEw/s1600/20161119_105613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IYkwZCbXJ4w/WDuzran5kCI/AAAAAAAAA78/ziovV9tMomEooaCh-a_cEDhV1MkncRvBwCEw/s320/20161119_105613.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A strategically placed Wall of Fog</td></tr></tbody></table>Uhlmann picks up a bag of treasure and turns to flee as he notices Kodak's minions bearing down on him.&nbsp; He doesn't even get one step before he is dropped cold by Kodak's Marksman and his bag is stolen by Kodak's Thief.&nbsp; Witnessed by Knabe, he immediately prepares to cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong>.&nbsp; But he must have rushed the casting process for he failed miserably, not once but twice as he used his <strong>Fate Stone</strong> without success.<br /><br />Vogel sees Kodak's mangy mutt madly rushing towards him.&nbsp; He casts <strong>Bone Dart</strong> but the dog jinks out of the way.&nbsp; If magic fails, there's always cold steel.&nbsp; Vogel's training sessions with Keinegnad pays off as he takes the dog down in hand to hand with a single deft strike to the head (pun intended).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_rKZAjGj8c/WDuzsdmaooI/AAAAAAAAA78/hP1QY0PaVk0sy-51eVczrv29s6ZizJOXQCEw/s1600/20161119_113707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_rKZAjGj8c/WDuzsdmaooI/AAAAAAAAA78/hP1QY0PaVk0sy-51eVczrv29s6ZizJOXQCEw/s320/20161119_113707.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vogel takes out Kodak's mutt</td></tr></tbody></table>Over by the ruined tower, Keinegnad sees reinforcements heading his way.&nbsp; No problem, swollen with confidence, he attacks Kodak's Treasure Hunter.&nbsp; Even with his many years of experience, and much better weapons and armor, Keinegnad is knocked backwards and is severely wounded.&nbsp; Even his lucky runic rock (<strong>Fate Stone</strong>) failed to protect him.&nbsp; What evil sorcery could this be?&nbsp; Even with his injuries, Keinegnad throws himself into the rubble to support Bobo.&nbsp; Inside the tower, Bobo has managed to charge Kodak's other Treasure Hunter who is encumbered carrying a large chest.&nbsp; Bellowing out his battle growl, and swinging a huge left claw, he fells Kodak's woman with one swipe.&nbsp; He hears the sounds of several people climbing through the rubble and turns to face the new threat.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rj8yUMGIHSY/WDuztJTAq6I/AAAAAAAAA8E/3-kkMjD8juQ-49lyH8zbYVX7fFlqAQfBgCEw/s1600/20161119_120857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rj8yUMGIHSY/WDuztJTAq6I/AAAAAAAAA8E/3-kkMjD8juQ-49lyH8zbYVX7fFlqAQfBgCEw/s320/20161119_120857.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobo triumphant and Keiengnad moving&nbsp;in to assist</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqr_NeViYB4/WDuzstsdu8I/AAAAAAAAA78/5hFHceX5rZ8nYwIU12HaAwrUbBtTiyL_wCEw/s1600/20161119_120357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqr_NeViYB4/WDuzstsdu8I/AAAAAAAAA78/5hFHceX5rZ8nYwIU12HaAwrUbBtTiyL_wCEw/s320/20161119_120357.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The White Ape takes out Daggit</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Having only recovered one of the two treasures, Daggit sees Faenger's exit is in jeopardy from the White Ape.&nbsp; He quickly assesses his chances against the ape - and charges into contact anyway.&nbsp; Seeing Daggit engage the Whte Ape, Faenger struggles with going to his assistance, or getting the treasure to safety.&nbsp; "Thanks Dags", he yells as he make good his escape.&nbsp; Daggit manages to hang on just long enough to allow Faenger to get away before the ape slams him to the icey ground and he loses consciousness.&nbsp; <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-49cOASiTh7A/WDuzn8keM1I/AAAAAAAAA78/wX6bIkw6vUkvOEtD96IpRt0b7pvMgXlkACEw/s1600/20161119_102617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-49cOASiTh7A/WDuzn8keM1I/AAAAAAAAA78/wX6bIkw6vUkvOEtD96IpRt0b7pvMgXlkACEw/s320/20161119_102617.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fleck leaps through a window</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, having entered a nearby ruined building, Fleck spots one the Doctor's treasure hunters dropping to the floor after climbing through a window.&nbsp; With a snarl, he pounces on him.&nbsp; A viscuous fight ensues drawing in Legio (Ranger) and another of the Doctor's minions.&nbsp; While Legio manages to hold his own for several rounds of combat, however Fleck is pummeled to the ground.&nbsp; The Doctor's man grabs a bag of treasure and attempts to flee.&nbsp; Legio is unable to interfere as his hands were full with another of the Doctor's men.&nbsp; He does hear some cussing as Pilum squeezes through a window in the backroom - just in time to hear Knabe's recall signal.&nbsp; Legio gives the Doctor's henchman a quick salute with his sword and exites out the back with Pilum covering his withdrawal.<br /><br />Hearing the triumphant roar of the ape, Knabe knows it is time to leave.&nbsp; Between the Doctor on his left, Kodak to his front, and the unusual number of creatures roaming around, things are getting a bit too hot for comfort.&nbsp; He casts one more wall of Fog and then signals the for warband's recall.&nbsp; Feeling tired, Knabe turns to leave - a very disappointing excursion.<br /><br />At the end of the day, all Knabe had to show for his warband's troubles was one measly treasure chest.&nbsp; It did contain 120 gold coins and a Raise Zombie grimoire.&nbsp; At least the grimoire could be sold for a nice profit.&nbsp; The grimoire reminded Knabe that he had received a map supposedly showing the location of the forgotten Felstad library.&nbsp; The library was rumored to contained a treasure trove of information about old spells and forbidden incantations.<br /><br />Epilogue<br />Two Ice Trolls, Giant Ape, another Ice Troll, two Giant rats, Large Construct, and an Ice Toad all appeared with within 12 inches of my warband.&nbsp; Fortunately, some of them followed after Kodak's warband.&nbsp; While Knabe and Kodak ended up with the majority of the random monsters in their area, I liked the automatic generation concept.&nbsp; Definitely made things more interesting.<br /><br />Knabe and Vogel managed to cast eight spells but they were almost all utility spells.&nbsp; The one successful casting of <strong>Bone Dart</strong> failed to caused any damage.<br /><br />My expensive Captain did not impress on his first outing....maybe next time.<br /><br />Well, back to making more books and then some more books for the Library scenario next weekend.<br /><br /><br /><br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-49873903301096819002016-10-31T21:26:00.000-07:002016-11-01T12:22:47.956-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 9<br />Here is my latent report from our ninth Frostgrave campaign game - from two weeks ago.....<br /><br />Kodak's report can be found here:&nbsp; <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/10/frostgrave-campaign-game-9.html" target="_blank">Kodak</a><br /><br />We were short two players but we did have Chris' new tower.&nbsp; For this session we decided to play a home-made scenario based around random zoo critters spawning and rampaging around the table along with The Complex Temple.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxkNvm_uqLg/WBaTlpWgHaI/AAAAAAAAA44/2Y7axTYIKUcWc3NdlYxTC3xMhgTcdebbwCLcB/s1600/20161016_094743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxkNvm_uqLg/WBaTlpWgHaI/AAAAAAAAA44/2Y7axTYIKUcWc3NdlYxTC3xMhgTcdebbwCLcB/s320/20161016_094743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris' new tower</td></tr></tbody></table>The Narrative<br /><br />Before the warband moved out, Knabe promoted Daggit to Treasure Hunter.&nbsp; While everyone was congratulaing him, Knabe and Vogel set about casting their pre-adventure spells.&nbsp; Knabe successfully brewed a Potion of Teleportation.&nbsp; Vogel failed to brew anything other than a cup of tea - and not good tea either.&nbsp; Knabe successfully cast <b>Familiar</b> and a honey badger scurried up to him.&nbsp; <b>Reveal Secret </b>and <b>Summon Zombie</b> were failed casts by both.&nbsp; Things did not appear to be looking good for using magical energy today, only two successful casts out of eight.&nbsp; "I have a bad feeling about this" thought Knabe.﻿﻿﻿﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clLIgF_z9BM/WBaTlsg0WzI/AAAAAAAAA48/Ul62FLS0p9wFDPhm01n4ORebhSBkuFscwCLcB/s1600/20161016_094800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clLIgF_z9BM/WBaTlsg0WzI/AAAAAAAAA48/Ul62FLS0p9wFDPhm01n4ORebhSBkuFscwCLcB/s320/20161016_094800.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table><br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xnb33D8jHoA/WBaTmgtD8ZI/AAAAAAAAA5E/_2pZzWsgRsEpqRPqVSK5l_twWViXlxXHgCLcB/s1600/20161016_094825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xnb33D8jHoA/WBaTmgtD8ZI/AAAAAAAAA5E/_2pZzWsgRsEpqRPqVSK5l_twWViXlxXHgCLcB/s320/20161016_094825.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the other end</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWKqr-faF9k/WBaTm1W0shI/AAAAAAAAA5I/X1X76E1Q7Gowzz7V7UhedsFeQiekI1KvwCLcB/s1600/20161016_095830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWKqr-faF9k/WBaTm1W0shI/AAAAAAAAA5I/X1X76E1Q7Gowzz7V7UhedsFeQiekI1KvwCLcB/s320/20161016_095830.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vadoon's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U0kaXUDD-gQ/WBaTnT6Gk6I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/qCMZfM8ucsg6J0nm0dExIQOQIUi1C_dcgCLcB/s1600/20161016_095839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U0kaXUDD-gQ/WBaTnT6Gk6I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/qCMZfM8ucsg6J0nm0dExIQOQIUi1C_dcgCLcB/s320/20161016_095839.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOFGQMX8WJU/WBaTnt7F9YI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ztsWxRCzv4Abicv_ZlM5uwZuYjwfyzuGwCLcB/s1600/20161016_095851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOFGQMX8WJU/WBaTnt7F9YI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ztsWxRCzv4Abicv_ZlM5uwZuYjwfyzuGwCLcB/s320/20161016_095851.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Necromancer's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLvd83TNjF0/WBaTm_x3A7I/AAAAAAAAA5M/2IOokbYTYeUmQam_l9W_T5ufeoH81SfCACLcB/s1600/20161016_095824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLvd83TNjF0/WBaTm_x3A7I/AAAAAAAAA5M/2IOokbYTYeUmQam_l9W_T5ufeoH81SfCACLcB/s320/20161016_095824.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>The trek through the snow covered lanes to the frozen city was uneventful.&nbsp; As they approached their pre-determined search area, Knabe could detect the magical energy of his nemesis Kodak.&nbsp; He also picked up a new magical force he had never noticed before.&nbsp; What he didn't sense was the energy of The Doctor.&nbsp; That would make things a bit easier today.&nbsp; Slowly picking his way through the ruins, Knabe noticed a large rhino creature within charging distance of his warband.&nbsp; He decided to try out his new spell <b>Animal Control</b>.&nbsp; He hadn't had much time to practice the casting requirements but he couldn't let any doubt disturb his incantations.&nbsp; Fortunately, he successfully cast the spell (with an 18) and the animal was now under his control (and would remain so for the rest of game, all Will rolls failed).&nbsp; Knabe told the animal to head off to the right and attack anything it found on that side of the ruins.&nbsp; The rhino, after trying to shake the thought from his head (failed its Will roll vs 18), trundled off looking for someone to attack.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8joZUw3Rdg/WBaTJxclg7I/AAAAAAAAA40/vkFLQTTHSSIFxyTHi2WcOPHZJPCZS_uRQCLcB/s1600/20161016_101010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8joZUw3Rdg/WBaTJxclg7I/AAAAAAAAA40/vkFLQTTHSSIFxyTHi2WcOPHZJPCZS_uRQCLcB/s320/20161016_101010.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daggit in the tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Daggit, full of pride at being promoted, looked around the ruins for a likely place to check for treasure.&nbsp; He was determined to repay his his good fortune by recovering some gold or maybe a magic artifact.&nbsp; His eyes were drawn to a strange tower that could have only belonged to some long forgotten wizard.&nbsp; "That looks like a good place to search" he thought and immediately drank his <b>Potion of Teleportation</b>.&nbsp; With a slight "poof", Daggit found himself inside the tower.&nbsp; A careful search revealed what appeared to be a bolt of fine cloth and a bag of coins.&nbsp; He quickly grabbed both, stuffing them into his backpack.&nbsp; Peering down around the tower, he noticed several large animals roaming around; plus he could hear the twang of bows and crossbows, and the strange crackling of magic spells being cast.&nbsp; Daggit decided he would hunker down in the tower until things below looked a bit safer.<br /><br />Fritz cautiously moved into a hidden position near an old aqueduct bridge structure.&nbsp; Peering through the chilly morning air, he spied a figure off in the distance slowly ascending up the side of the aqueduct. Taking careful aim with his enhanced crossbow, he put a bolt dead center of the person's back.&nbsp; As the body fell to the ground, Fritz recognized the face of the young human girl - the same face he had saved from a frost giant a few weeks back.&nbsp; Such is the fortunes of Frostgrave. Fritz hoped she survived. <br /><br />Vogel, seeing a body fall from the side of the aquaduct, looked up and noticed a chest on top of the structure.&nbsp; Speaking the words and weaving his hands properly, he use <b>Telekinesis</b> to move&nbsp;the chest towards a tower structure where hopefully one of his warband could retrieve it (Unfortunately the Sigilist's warband recovered it).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9wSQBVKCyE/WBa44m7gPZI/AAAAAAAAA6A/ie67kKWQMc0F7YgC4X0AGwhX9BLCV523QCEw/s1600/20161016_111914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9wSQBVKCyE/WBa44m7gPZI/AAAAAAAAA6A/ie67kKWQMc0F7YgC4X0AGwhX9BLCV523QCEw/s320/20161016_111914.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Kodak's thieves climbs up a tower to get Vogel's treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe successfully casts <b>Raise Zombie</b> and sends&nbsp;the creature&nbsp;off to his right, following Speck (Snow Leopard) and the Fox (War Hound).&nbsp; Knabe then gets Vogel attention, "Sent me over towards that strange column."&nbsp; Vogel casts<b> Leap</b> on him allowing Knabe to land inside a ruin near the column.&nbsp; Vogel hoped it was one of the legendary columns that contained treasure inside - like a piñata.&nbsp; Meanwhile, Bobo (Bear) and Faenger (Treasure Hunter) entered the ruined building the hard way - climbing through the windows to join Knabe.<br /><br />The two rangers, Legio and Pilum, both fired arrows at a nearby ostrich causing minor wounds.&nbsp; Legio notched a second arrow.&nbsp; Aiming well, he managed to take down the creature.&nbsp; Kruger (Treasure Hunter) moves over to check out the dead bird but doesn't find anything worth keeping except a long feather which he stuck in his hat.<br /><br />Knabe decides to test the rumors about the strange columns encountered in this area of Frostgrave.&nbsp; He struck it once with his sword.&nbsp; The statue immediately crumbled into dust, leaving behind a large bag of coins sitting atop a leather bound book.&nbsp; Faenger dusted them off and placed the items in his pack.&nbsp; Bobo, sniffing the air, decided to crawl out a window on the other side of the ruin.&nbsp; Once outside, Bobo sees Fleck and The Fox racing towards what appeared to be a Necromancer and some of his minions.&nbsp; He decides to join in the fun.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c5tCIwNGzu4/WBa44rFw8zI/AAAAAAAAA5w/xWYbvvWzkIktpivmIhB29Vd0odM7tDxbACEw/s1600/20161016_104440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c5tCIwNGzu4/WBa44rFw8zI/AAAAAAAAA5w/xWYbvvWzkIktpivmIhB29Vd0odM7tDxbACEw/s320/20161016_104440.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe contemplates attacking a statue</td></tr></tbody></table>In the ensuring fight with the Necromancer's band, Fleck is killed by bowman.&nbsp; The Fox charges into contact with the Necromancer.&nbsp; Additional fighters join in the melee and The Fox is soon stretched out on the snow covered ground.&nbsp; Bobo collapses from an extremely lucky <b>Bone Dart</b> cast by the Necromancer's apprentice.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LwVXZgW2Hns/WBa44oFZjBI/AAAAAAAAA50/iKOVOFmjTWAD6r0h9a9wYIadgiw1mF6ggCEw/s1600/20161016_124635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LwVXZgW2Hns/WBa44oFZjBI/AAAAAAAAA50/iKOVOFmjTWAD6r0h9a9wYIadgiw1mF6ggCEw/s320/20161016_124635.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobo and Fleck lay in the snow</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, on the left flank of the warband, Fritz fires a bolt at Vadoon.&nbsp; Its a hit but it fails to drop him.&nbsp; He is then set upon by Vadoon's Man-at-Arms who snuck up behind him.&nbsp; Fritz is knocked unconscious by a low blow from behind.<br /><br />The Zombie found itself fighting a vicious Snow Ape.&nbsp; It held out for a couple rounds before being pounded back into the ground.<br /><br />Out of the corner of his eye, Knabe spots movement on top of a distant ruined tower.&nbsp; Knowing none of his warband are over there, he casts <b>Push</b> on the unsuspecting individual.&nbsp; With the proper words and hand motions, he successfully sends a magical burst of air towards the tower.&nbsp; The <b>Push</b> spell is remarkably successful.&nbsp; The sneak thief, clutching a bag to his chest, is hurled up into the air to a great height.&nbsp; He plunges down out of Knabe's sight, but not his hearing - SPLAT!!!!!&nbsp; Knabe chuckles to himself as he envisions the poor fellow desperately flapping his arms all the way to the ground.&nbsp; Vogel, witnessing the enire event, congratulates his Master, "Nice cast Master, the guy didn't even bounce; he just splattered all over the place."&nbsp; Vogel, then being distracted by the magical feat his Master just achieved, completely misdirects his <b>Bone Dart</b> at one of the Necromancer's minions.&nbsp; <br />The treasure chest was now laying up on a walkway.&nbsp; Kodak's apprentice <b>Teleported</b> to the location only to attract with a flurry of <b>Bone Darts</b>,&nbsp;arrow and bolts. In the end, no one is able to recover that treasure item as it remains hidden under the unmoving body of Kodak's apprentice.&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nenGRT7R4zk/WBa45VinG0I/AAAAAAAAA6A/wBGI8EfL29oz0uHOqgU-VxCIxJ0eo-irQCEw/s1600/20161016_125528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nenGRT7R4zk/WBa45VinG0I/AAAAAAAAA6A/wBGI8EfL29oz0uHOqgU-VxCIxJ0eo-irQCEw/s320/20161016_125528.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An ape climbs up after Knabe - time to go!</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe and Vogel spend some time casting <b>Bone Darts</b> at the Necromancer's warband.&nbsp; After having zero success, they decided to reconsider their options.&nbsp; The shadows were lengthening fast.&nbsp; It was time to regroup and head back to the safety of our home base.<br /><br />(We managed to play through eight game turns.&nbsp; The last three turns were extremely fast given that several wizards and apprentices had fled the ruins to safety).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BTIQBodWKZc/WBa45cfpw_I/AAAAAAAAA58/DWxwq2OCjGoSSzDz6rcwiAiySSkYHSLJwCLcB/s1600/20161016_130117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BTIQBodWKZc/WBa45cfpw_I/AAAAAAAAA58/DWxwq2OCjGoSSzDz6rcwiAiySSkYHSLJwCLcB/s320/20161016_130117.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of game group picture with treasure and dead warband members</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe pondered the number of losses he sustained from his latest outing.&nbsp; While the expedition had been profitable, it had also been costly.&nbsp; Though granted, some of the losses could be replaced by successfully casting <b>Summon Animal</b>, that doesn't change the fact that members of the warband were still lost.&nbsp; Pilum, Fritz, and Kruger were taken out; Kruger could not be revived.<br /><br />With the warband down one member, maybe he would consider looking for the services of someone to assist with leading and training his warband in martial matters.&nbsp; Then he could focus more fully on his magical studies - and the continued training of his young apprentice Vogel. <br /><br />Knabe had recovered a couple of grimoires (Imp and Elemental Shield) along with a Banner of Courage and three potions (Heal, Invisibility, and Burrowing).&nbsp; Total gold collected amounted to 420; added to the treasury holdings of 1185 made for a hefty sum.&nbsp; Maybe it was the right time to hire an expert.<br />﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8eWbDVa2y8/WBaTlqUfH1I/AAAAAAAAA5A/SUHKvblRyqwmVHt30ohV3GAJFufKbg9wgCLcB/s1600/20161016_094748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8eWbDVa2y8/WBaTlqUfH1I/AAAAAAAAA5A/SUHKvblRyqwmVHt30ohV3GAJFufKbg9wgCLcB/s320/20161016_094748.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Generic action shot</td></tr></tbody></table>Epilogue - The following evening while enjoying a drink at one of the local taverns, and recovering from being sucker-punched from behind, Fritz receives word that the young human girl had died from her injuries.&nbsp; He didn't think he had hit anything critical, and she hadn't fallen that far.&nbsp; She should have survived. He paused momentarily.... and raised his mug of ale in a silent tribute to the fallen girl.&nbsp; <br /><br />Why was this human girl's death bothering him?&nbsp; He had taken down many other warbands' members over the years - plus frost giants, ice spiders, wild dogs, and many others.&nbsp; He had survived combat with a wraith, been burned by a hot geyser, had beaten one of his own warband members senseless after Uhlmann had been mind controlled (saving a treasure chest in the process;&nbsp; fortunately Ulhmann survived and Knabe rewarded him with a magically enhanced crossbow). what was it that was nagging him?&nbsp; Was it his own mortality? "Nah, I'm a dwarf, still many years left in me."&nbsp; Even so, maybe it was time to consider retiring from active adventuring.&nbsp; But he had been with the wizard Knabe right from the start - and had profited well.&nbsp; "Let me think on it with another pint of ale, or two - BARKEEP!" <br /><br />Post game notes:<br />This was the most successful magic casting game I have played, if you discount the pre-game spells - 17 spells attempted, 17 successes.&nbsp; However, out of nine <b>Bone Darts</b> successfully cast, seven failed to do any damage (I think Chris touched my dice).<br /><br />At least I was able to recover four treasures as detailed above.<br /><br />It was also the game where I lost the most number of warband members in this campaign: Pilum, Fritz, Kruger, Bobo (Bear), Fleck III (Snow Leopard), The Fox (War Hound), the Owl (Blood Crow), and my summoned Zombie.<br /><br />Anxiously awaiting the next campaign date.....Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-73884892813118890792016-10-03T18:06:00.000-07:002016-10-03T18:06:21.172-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Game 8 - There be giants here.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div>For this month's game, we combined two scenarios, The Keep and the Invasion of the Frost Giants.&nbsp; For The Keep we used 8 teleporter disks; only 7 have treasure on them.&nbsp; We made the disks "magic null" zones to reduce the effectiveness of telekinesis, invisibility, and teleportation.&nbsp; The treasures did not teleport meaning you had to teleport to a disk with a treasure already there for you to pick it up.&nbsp; And the other rule was you couldn't exit and enter a teleporter during the same activation.<br />&nbsp; <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KAe7_R_cwIw/V_GmbW7zm-I/AAAAAAAAA1w/5r58aDCysu8LukRKEPDgAy8-zLnPWPNaACEw/s1600/20160924_092041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KAe7_R_cwIw/V_GmbW7zm-I/AAAAAAAAA1w/5r58aDCysu8LukRKEPDgAy8-zLnPWPNaACEw/s320/20160924_092041.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our teleportation disks</td></tr></tbody></table>For the Invasion of the Frost Giants, we may have over extended ourselves.&nbsp; We placed 14 Frost Giants on the tables using the same rules for placing treasure.&nbsp; Seven of the giants had treasure, the other seven had nothing.&nbsp; You didn't find out which treasure tokens were actual treasures until after the game.&nbsp; For the first three turns, the giants could not random move off the table.&nbsp; They would turn around instead.&nbsp; We didn't want potential treasure exiting the board too soon.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LG9Nql3kS8c/V_GmumOXCyI/AAAAAAAAA1g/toReuu3IJ2o9gwZgvFSSNLXV0g99h5XoACEw/s1600/20160924_092054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LG9Nql3kS8c/V_GmumOXCyI/AAAAAAAAA1g/toReuu3IJ2o9gwZgvFSSNLXV0g99h5XoACEw/s320/20160924_092054.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Frost Giants</td></tr></tbody></table>And finally, each player placed one treasure using the normal rules.&nbsp; We then had the lowest level wizard pick his starting point and arranged the other wizards along the table according to level.&nbsp; That way a level 20 wizard wasn't opposite a level 1 wizard.<br />﻿﻿<br />With the preparations complete, we started the game......&nbsp; <br /><br />You can go here to read &nbsp;<a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/09/frostgrave-campaign-game-8.html" target="_blank">Kodak's Report</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uJUz1jzXsCQ/V_Gmuqr92rI/AAAAAAAAA2w/aw7iGhDB02o7SSg0oyZj6OgfDckI35bbgCEw/s1600/20160924_100453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uJUz1jzXsCQ/V_Gmuqr92rI/AAAAAAAAA2w/aw7iGhDB02o7SSg0oyZj6OgfDckI35bbgCEw/s320/20160924_100453.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Legend has it that a long dead wizard had managed to permanently embed a Teleportation spell into a series of disks or pads.&nbsp; But the spell wasn't perfect and he never figured out how to control where he ended up once he teleported.&nbsp; The the cataclysm occurred and his research was lost.&nbsp; Knabe was hoping to find out more and so into the ruins they went.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZLJIead6Eg/V_L6r5BK52I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/4e2twtVsGlQ-RBU3WvY_pHr1EgXkRGQBQCEw/s1600/20160924_100512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZLJIead6Eg/V_L6r5BK52I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/4e2twtVsGlQ-RBU3WvY_pHr1EgXkRGQBQCEw/s320/20160924_100512.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Doctor's warband to the left of the tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Prior to leaving the safety, and warmth, of the Inn, Knabe and Vogel attempted four different spells: Reveal Secret, Brew Potion, and Raise Zombie which were all unsuccessful; while Familiar was successfully cast cast by both.&nbsp; Knabe ended up with a beaver and Vogel with a honey badger.&nbsp; Knabe grabbed a Potion of Invisibility from the vault, gave Vogel a Ring of Teleportation, and rewarded Pilum (Ranger) with Boots of Speed.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CY4Ri-rJ9-E/V_L6taBrfZI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/DGd1z4ZNUYkddkEEnHuFlySAuVRr4HQVwCEw/s1600/20160924_100529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CY4Ri-rJ9-E/V_L6taBrfZI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/DGd1z4ZNUYkddkEEnHuFlySAuVRr4HQVwCEw/s320/20160924_100529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's warband</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With weapons in hand, Knabe lead his band of followers through the snowy paths into the ancient city.&nbsp; The sky was clear today but Knabe still had a foreboding that something was awry.&nbsp; As the band rounded the corner of a tumbled down building, he saw several large creatures moving off in the distance - Frost Giants.&nbsp; What were they doing here? After moving a bit further, Knabe found himself standing less than 10 feet away from one of the fearsome beasts.&nbsp; As each stared at the other, Knabe's group was the first to react.&nbsp; Like choreographed swimmers, Bobo (Bear), Fleck (Snow Leopard) and the Fox (Warhound) all moved as one to engage the Frost Giant.&nbsp; Bobo swung left and right;&nbsp;although he out fought the giant, he failed to cause any damage.&nbsp; Fleck threw himself into the fray, clawing and biting.&nbsp; The Fox did some ankle biting, hoping to hamstring the giant (Each managed to cause 10 points of damage).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6V-SJUD1y7A/V_Gmupw8P-I/AAAAAAAAA1k/azB64fLzbXQhRHb_HdwZlWadcBD5Le8rgCEw/s1600/20160924_100505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6V-SJUD1y7A/V_Gmupw8P-I/AAAAAAAAA1k/azB64fLzbXQhRHb_HdwZlWadcBD5Le8rgCEw/s320/20160924_100505.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe's Warband</td></tr></tbody></table>While his pets were keeping the giant busy, Knabe successfully managed to cast Raise Zombie; adding another warband member to the group.&nbsp; And placing another body between him and that giant.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PJkZ9VB_O7E/V_L6ubEw7WI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/AGin5YQOC7s7ExQkFzuz8o3Ib3wHFgPtwCEw/s1600/20160924_101240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PJkZ9VB_O7E/V_L6ubEw7WI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/AGin5YQOC7s7ExQkFzuz8o3Ib3wHFgPtwCEw/s320/20160924_101240.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting a Forst Giant</td></tr></tbody></table>Uhlmann (Owl Master, aka Crow Master) managed to climb into the top portion of a nearby tower and spied a bag of treasure laying in the corner.&nbsp; The Owl (aka Blood Crow) flew to another nearby tower to get a better view.<br /><br />Vogel feared that the noise of the combat might attract more giants, so he attempted to cast Fog to screen the warband.&nbsp; He was not successful.&nbsp; Vogel's fears were justified as another Frost Giant appeared from behind a nearby ruin and attacked Bobo.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wWPUKkACeAk/V_L6uuXf-uI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/UqdzaVUsb0gKkermPhPPXcCkBxGg1cv8QCEw/s1600/20160924_104104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wWPUKkACeAk/V_L6uuXf-uI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/UqdzaVUsb0gKkermPhPPXcCkBxGg1cv8QCEw/s320/20160924_104104.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Frost Giant joins the fight</td></tr></tbody></table>Faenger (Treasure Hunter) moved into combat along side Knabe's pets and attacked the giant's blind side.&nbsp; His sword struck deep and Fleck jumped to the side to dodge its falling corpse. The newly raised Zombie moved into contact with the dead giant, searched it, and grabbed a bag off its belt.<br /><br />Fleck launched himself at the other Frost Giant to assist Bobo but was easily forced back by a swing from the giant's sword.<br /><br />Knabe painfully miscast Bone Dart followed by Vogel once again miscasting Fog.<br /><br />Legio (Ranger) put an arrow into a boar which appeared out of the mist (A result from a random monster roll).&nbsp; The party would be enjoying some fresh meat for dinner.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2QuLqB0vGg/V_L6vdJfLSI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/7k28dTq1BAIVzrh5p1UmhMZfTQhIy4YdACEw/s1600/20160924_110017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c2QuLqB0vGg/V_L6vdJfLSI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/7k28dTq1BAIVzrh5p1UmhMZfTQhIy4YdACEw/s320/20160924_110017.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legio saluting his boar kill</td></tr></tbody></table>Fritz (Dwarf Marksman), crouched behind a pile of old barrels, peered out and off in the distance noticed a Frost Giant busy beating the crap out of somebody. He took careful aim with his crossbow and fired.&nbsp; The bolt struck the giant dead center in his back. After a few seconds, the giant wobbled and fell over dead.&nbsp; A lovely face (for a human) peered out from behind the giant's corpse. Fritz blew her a kiss before ducking down to reload his weapon.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_71AUNSBbmc/V_L6uy2W9LI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/0DreVcybtjc8EzNRfxwVqXiHEF-CV7-gwCEw/s1600/20160924_105147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_71AUNSBbmc/V_L6uy2W9LI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/0DreVcybtjc8EzNRfxwVqXiHEF-CV7-gwCEw/s320/20160924_105147.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fritz's view of the dead Frost Giant</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;A cry of "Help" rang out from the nearby tower.&nbsp; It was Uhlmann, he must have seen his shadow. Regardless, Knabe decided to help him by casting Leap on Fleck allowing the leopard to jump up into the tower.&nbsp; Uhlmann was actually locked in combat with Kodak's new apprentice who had arrived via a Teleportation spell. <br /><br />Kruger jumps into the fight with the frost giant but the giant tosses him backwards with no problem.&nbsp; Faenger also attacks the giant and manages to get in a good hit.&nbsp; While the giant was distracted by the two treasure hunters, Bobo moved in for the kill.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sC7QJRImS_M/V_L6v81O1ZI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/I7jdRjnNzf8SkRGOprC_9wA5V_PFgn3ewCEw/s1600/20160924_113136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sC7QJRImS_M/V_L6v81O1ZI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/I7jdRjnNzf8SkRGOprC_9wA5V_PFgn3ewCEw/s320/20160924_113136.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobo takes out a Frost Giant</td></tr></tbody></table>"And a crashin' blow from a huge right paw sent a frost giant on to an early thaw...Big Bear...Big Bear...Big Bad Bear......"<br /><br />After the frost giant had fallen to Bobo, Knabe yelled for Kruger to climb up the tower.<br />Up in the tower, things were not going well for Knabe's warband.&nbsp; After orienting himself, Speck spots the young apprentice cowering in the corner.&nbsp; He charges in without hesitation and takes a tremendous blow to the head.&nbsp; Speck drops to the floor like a rock; out cold.&nbsp; Uhlmann is now so shaken he can hardly concentrate on the apprentice. As he cut his eyes one last time towards Speck splayed out on the floor, the apprentice rewards him with a crack upside his head.&nbsp; He falls to the ground, dropping the bag of treasure he had in his hands.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gK0jFF3Mq_4/V_L6wZlcV4I/AAAAAAAAA4c/UNhY8B8XX2sN_EMaFmpOYN9VIProKMjiQCEw/s1600/20160924_113154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gK0jFF3Mq_4/V_L6wZlcV4I/AAAAAAAAA4c/UNhY8B8XX2sN_EMaFmpOYN9VIProKMjiQCEw/s320/20160924_113154.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's dog's last moments....</td></tr></tbody></table>Elsewhere, Legio manages to put an arrow into a thug who suddenly appeared on a nearby teleporter pad.&nbsp; Daggit (Thief), treasure chest under one arm, swings his sword around himself to keep Kodak's dog at bay.&nbsp; Legio then turns and places and arrow in the dog ending Daggit's worries.&nbsp; Daggit waves at Legio and yells "I'll have a mug of mead waiting for you" and then scurries out the ruins as fast as he can.<br /><br />Back in the tower, Bobo comes flying into the fray thanks to a Leap from Knabe.&nbsp; The Kodak's apprentice immediately attacks him.&nbsp; Bobo must have been feeling a bit cocky after killing the giant that he didn't perceive the apprentice as much of a threat. As he fell to the floor he realized he was wrong (For those keeping track, that's three of my warband taken down in melee combat by Kodak's apprentice).&nbsp; Kruger entered the tower room.&nbsp; He was taken back by the utter carnage that had taken place there, and in the center of it all was a diminutive little girl wearing robes.&nbsp; Although it was inconceivable to his dwarven mind, he approached her with the caution he would give the mightiest of warriors.&nbsp; Kruger moved in slow.&nbsp; The apprentice's attack was easily parried and Kruger's follow through dropped her to the floor.&nbsp; He saluted his fallen foe and quickly moved to the corner to grab the treasure.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8oMIBwpPsAk/V_L6wshVJVI/AAAAAAAAA4I/mVLrwhOpYrkMNyRsNsS4viFPwHJTIKaOwCEw/s1600/20160924_123557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8oMIBwpPsAk/V_L6wshVJVI/AAAAAAAAA4I/mVLrwhOpYrkMNyRsNsS4viFPwHJTIKaOwCEw/s320/20160924_123557.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All this carnage from a single Apprentice?</td></tr></tbody></table>Up on a nearby cliff, a teleporter pad was attracting other warband members.&nbsp; Knabe cast Fog to shield the pad from unfriendly bowmen.&nbsp; He then tells Vogel to Leap him to the top of the cliff.&nbsp; Knabe's leap took into on the teleporter pad and poof - he was gone.&nbsp; Legio followed Knabe up the cliff to provide support but found he wasn't there anymore.&nbsp; The Fox also made it to the top of the cliff, spotted an opposing warband member, and charged him - right across the teleporter pad.&nbsp; The Fox was mighty confused when he re-materialized halfway across the ruins.&nbsp; Legio put an arrow into the thug standing on the teleporter pad.&nbsp; The thug fell to the ground and rolled off the pad.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_vRfleuwCaU/V_L6xM1THeI/AAAAAAAAA4c/S5h839t_dfMTTlMKloZJxbVIFX3lvEc9gCEw/s1600/20160924_125321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_vRfleuwCaU/V_L6xM1THeI/AAAAAAAAA4c/S5h839t_dfMTTlMKloZJxbVIFX3lvEc9gCEw/s320/20160924_125321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on the cliff - death and treasure</td></tr></tbody></table>Fritz had been dodging crossbow bolts from Kodak's warband ever since he killed that frost giant.&nbsp; That's gratitude for you.&nbsp; He spotted another frost giant off in the distance near another tower.&nbsp; He put a precisely placed bolt in that giant's back but failed to drop him.&nbsp; The giant moved off in the distance towards Kodak's band so he let him go.&nbsp; They weren't that grateful when he killed the first one.&nbsp; Looking around, he sees the crossbowman that had been plinking at him and hits him with a bolt.&nbsp; He didn't drop but he did stop shooting at Fritz.<br /><br />As dusk was getting close, Fritz spotted a treasure hunter (or maybe a thug or a thief - who can tell) on another teleporter pad picking up a treasure chest.&nbsp; He didn't recognized with warband he belonged to but he knew it wasn't Knabe's.&nbsp; It was a long shot (23 1/2 inches) but Fritz took the shot anyway.&nbsp; The bolt flew perfectly straight and caught him high in the chest.&nbsp; The treasure fell from the Treasure Hunter's hands as he was thrown backwards to lay still in the snow.&nbsp; Fritz looked around but no one was there to see his accomplishment.&nbsp; Well he thought, it was still a good shot even if there were no witnesses.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f56VUXO-148/V_L6xzTRnWI/AAAAAAAAA4c/_7RPv0-dhnsiSawT0GcCQ9nZOCYgfl2-ACEw/s1600/20160924_130851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f56VUXO-148/V_L6xzTRnWI/AAAAAAAAA4c/_7RPv0-dhnsiSawT0GcCQ9nZOCYgfl2-ACEw/s320/20160924_130851.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fellow wizard&nbsp;made good use of the Fog spell</td></tr></tbody></table>Vogel called to the other members of the warband, "Time to head back."&nbsp; Legio replied, "What about Knabe, he's not back yet."&nbsp; "He'll be okay, lets head out" replied Vogel.&nbsp; So the weary band slowly withdrew from the ruins, constantly looking back, hoping to catch a glance of Knabe.<br />Back at the Hungry Shark Inn, Vogel had the warband warming themselves around the fire as they took turns standing watch outside.&nbsp; Uhlmann slowly wandered in - "Where's Knabe? Have you seen Knabe?" the rest of the warband asked.&nbsp; He shook his head no.<br /><br />Bobo and Fleck came back together, a bit battered but nothing a couple days of rest wouldn't fix.&nbsp; Still no sign of Knabe.<br /><br />Finally, just as the morning sun was trying to peer over the horizon, Knabe, with the Fox, staggers into the Inn - his hair singed and his robes still smoldering.&nbsp; Vogel came running in "Master, what happened?&nbsp; Are you okay?"<br /><br />"Bring me a mug of ale to wet my throat and I'll tell you what happened" Knabe replied.&nbsp; After a quaffing back a couple sips, Knabe tells his story:<br /><br />I landed on that verkakte teleporter pad and found myself on the other side of the ruins, face to face with an archer.&nbsp; The archer must have been just as startled as I was since his arrow flew wide.&nbsp; I attacked him but was still disoriented from the teleport jump, how else could he have bested ME in hand to hand combat (fight +8)?&nbsp; As I reached into my bag to grab a Potion of Invisibility, an enormous bolt of elemental energy hit me from behind.&nbsp; While my body was absorbing the attack, I glanced back and spied a snotty nosed apprentice staring at me from behind a crumbling pillar.&nbsp; As I collapsed, my final thought was "I let myself be taken by a kindergarten magic user" (The apprentice was level 1, I was level 21).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vYX9GaYeVP0/V_L6xxGL3qI/AAAAAAAAA4U/tF38drgJq5Uznu5zwzqAffzOV2whdWCuwCEw/s1600/20160924_130905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vYX9GaYeVP0/V_L6xxGL3qI/AAAAAAAAA4U/tF38drgJq5Uznu5zwzqAffzOV2whdWCuwCEw/s320/20160924_130905.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe is taken down</td></tr></tbody></table>As I fell, I must have landed down behind some ruins. When I awoke it was pitch black and I thought I was drowning.&nbsp; But it was just the Fox licking my face.&nbsp; How he got there I have no clue. I rested a few moments to recover my wits and then we started back to the Inn.&nbsp; It took us most of the night since there were still a few frost giants moving about.<br /><br />In an attempt to make Knabe fell better, Vogel showed him the loot the warband had managed to recover.&nbsp; Two bags and two chests had been obtained.&nbsp; One bag only contained some cheap tin wear, a couple shiny stones, and piece of string.&nbsp; The others contained a total of 400 gold coins and two grimoires: Fleet Feet and Leap.&nbsp; The two spells were already known.&nbsp; Knabe would sell those and add some more gold to his coffers.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P3PWxpnBqao/V_L6tox-18I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/oCrC7k1Pl94XEEqqgysYKnMD_WULbXC2gCEw/s1600/20160924_100546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P3PWxpnBqao/V_L6tox-18I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/oCrC7k1Pl94XEEqqgysYKnMD_WULbXC2gCEw/s320/20160924_100546.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Partial view of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Commentary:<br />Knabe's fate during this outing is why I like Frostgrave so much.&nbsp; Besides just being a great game system, even high level wizards can be knocked out by lower level wizards - or in this case, an apprentice - despite 20 levels difference (The apprentice rolled a 28, d20 of 20 +8 for elemental bolt).&nbsp; I initially thought we had overloaded ourselves with frost giants, especially with armor 15 and 25 hit points.&nbsp; But the XP spread for killing them varied by level.&nbsp; My warband killed three frost giants but only ended up with 75 XP (25 each).&nbsp; The lower level wizards received 100 xp per giant.&nbsp; Most of us were too busy either fighting or avoiding frost giants to focus much attention on the other warbands - unless someone teleported in front of you.<br /><br />The teleporters added a new dimension to the game.&nbsp; Of the seven wizards, only three actually braved the teleporter pads themselves.&nbsp; Most sent at least one warband member through in search of treasure.&nbsp; One wizard lured a frost giant across a teleporter pad in an attempt to have him teleport himself somewhere else.&nbsp; The random roll resulted in the frost giant landing back on the same pad.&nbsp; So the wizard then threw up a Wall so the giant wouldn't have line of sight to him.<br /><br />Overall great fun was had by all.&nbsp; Except maybe the new necromancer who lost both his wizard and apprentice but I'll go out on a limb and say he had fun also.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-90879115875906484902016-09-24T15:46:00.001-07:002016-09-24T15:48:40.752-07:00Local Game Store Frostgrave Campaign Game 3<br />Over the weekend, we had another Frostgrave session at the local game shop - Critical Hit Games, Abingdon, MD.&nbsp; Our play date this month ended up on a Saturday which caused some of our wizards to miss the outing.&nbsp; We ended up with three wizards - a Necromancer, an Enchanter, and yours truly - a Summoner.&nbsp; So we set-up a 4x4 table with the game store's terrain and decided to play the scenario Well of Dreams and Sorrows with the well in the dead center of the table.&nbsp; We rolled off for choosing starting positions and got ready to play.&nbsp; Hope you enjoy the story.....<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q2OHvCQZQAo/V-b-uRBsigI/AAAAAAAAA0w/qnYXg0b8BzQ0RWnsWRzFYH6ytC_D6T7YACLcB/s1600/20160917_132843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q2OHvCQZQAo/V-b-uRBsigI/AAAAAAAAA0w/qnYXg0b8BzQ0RWnsWRzFYH6ytC_D6T7YACLcB/s320/20160917_132843.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zauber's Warband ready for action</td></tr></tbody></table>Zauber pulled his robes a little tighter around himself as he gazed into the blustery snow falling around him.&nbsp; He was still upset with himself and his apprentice for failing to brew any potions before heading out.&nbsp; He noticed the wind was picking up a bit, causing the snow flakes to swirl around in mesmerizing patterns.&nbsp; The wind and reduced visibility would prove to make things difficult for his ranger's bow shots as well as his magic based shooting spells.&nbsp; Hopefully the other wizards would fare worst from the weather effects (light blizzard - max LOS reduced to 24", all shooting attacks receive a -3 modifier).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XH41YBGVn8/V-b-uR1_3qI/AAAAAAAAA0s/sO3zyHdayR8qTEbCxT09AsVnEJ7N8SEbgCLcB/s1600/20160917_132903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XH41YBGVn8/V-b-uR1_3qI/AAAAAAAAA0s/sO3zyHdayR8qTEbCxT09AsVnEJ7N8SEbgCLcB/s320/20160917_132903.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Necromancer's Warband</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kTz3D9rLElU/V-b-uavYc-I/AAAAAAAAA0o/KtuRKej7uNoHYgX3CHlr0xdxkhmvPharQCLcB/s1600/20160917_132908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kTz3D9rLElU/V-b-uavYc-I/AAAAAAAAA0o/KtuRKej7uNoHYgX3CHlr0xdxkhmvPharQCLcB/s320/20160917_132908.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enchanter's Warband</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Rumors had been circulating of a mystical well that granted those brave enough to take a draught from its depths some kind of magical insight or knowledge.&nbsp; This in itself had been enough to draw him to the ruins today, in spite of the weather conditions.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kC6hqTtKi0E/V-b-vnWXZUI/AAAAAAAAA00/AxBtP0iGLzIcALEHhMNMvoeWAtNUPsCkwCLcB/s1600/20160917_132917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kC6hqTtKi0E/V-b-vnWXZUI/AAAAAAAAA00/AxBtP0iGLzIcALEHhMNMvoeWAtNUPsCkwCLcB/s320/20160917_132917.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the table with the well in the middle</td></tr></tbody></table>As Zauber moved his warband forward into the frosty ruins, he cast <strong>Leap</strong> on his Templar to move him closer to a treasure.&nbsp; His apprentice Gretz cast <strong>Leap</strong> on a treasure hunter to provide him with back-up support.&nbsp; It would prove to be a futile effort as the Enchanter's warband beat him to the prize.&nbsp; Using <strong>Telekinesis</strong>, the Enchanter's apprentice moved the bag of treasure into the arms of one of his thugs.&nbsp; Other members of Zauber's warband moved forward, their heads low to wards off the effects of the driving snow.<br /><br />In an attempt to delay the Enchanter's minions, both Zauber and Gretz made dismal miscasts, causing damage to themselves.&nbsp; One of Zauber's thieves managed to grab a nearby treasure chest and a thug killed the Enchanter's mutt.&nbsp; And another thief started climbing up the ruins of an old collapsed tower.<br /><br />Off in the hazy distance, Zauber could see the Necromancer slowly making his was through the snow fall.&nbsp; He was surrounded by his undead creatures.&nbsp; As he watched, Zauber saw the Necromancer stop and lean over.&nbsp; He must have found the magic well.&nbsp; Zauber tried to cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> at the Necro... and again miscast... and again damaged himself.<br /><br />Gretz flung an <strong>Imp</strong> towards the Necromancer's group in an attempt to hinder their movement.&nbsp; The Imp didn't prove to be much of a deterrent as it almost immediately died at the hands of the Necromancer's warband.<br /><br />Zauber's other thief finally made it to the top of the ruined tower but found himself exposed to lots of bow fire.&nbsp; Fortunately, the snow and wind combined to thwart the Necromancer's bowmen.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RyJrXbl8tdg/V-b-v8BTLyI/AAAAAAAAA04/m9SzKCItkGcePDO4reTQ4I22MwPj_PhWQCLcB/s1600/20160917_134634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RyJrXbl8tdg/V-b-v8BTLyI/AAAAAAAAA04/m9SzKCItkGcePDO4reTQ4I22MwPj_PhWQCLcB/s320/20160917_134634.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red-shirt thieves move forward</td></tr></tbody></table>Two of Zauber's thugs saw the Enchanter creeping along behind a wall.&nbsp; So they charged into combat with him hoping to finish him off.&nbsp; One thug was killed by the Enchanter's treasure hunter who came to the wizard's rescue.&nbsp; A Woman at Arms joined the combat as well - things were not looking well.<br />Zauber successfully <strong>Leaped</strong> the remaining thug out of the mismatched combat (The thug was down to one health).&nbsp; Gretz cast <strong>Fog</strong> to protect the thief in his exposed position on top of the tower ruins where he had pick up a piece of treasure.&nbsp; Zauber's dawg joined in to help the thief by attacking one of the Necro's archers.&nbsp; That didn't work out too well for the dawg.<br /><br />Zauber once again tried to cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> at the Necromancer; once again he miscast; once again he caused damage to himself (For the third time).&nbsp; To add insult to injury, first the Enchanter's crossbowman was able to hit him with a glancing shot for some additional damage.&nbsp; This was followed by the Necromancer successfully casting <strong>Reveal Death</strong> on Zauber who was unable to resist the effects of the spell (And losing his next activation).<br /><br />Meanwhile, Gretz cast <strong>Telekinesis</strong> on a treasure that ended up being moved around by all three warbands' magic users until finally Zauber's Ranger grabbed it.&nbsp; Gretz was able to cast <strong>Leap</strong> on the ranger with the treasure just yards ahead of the Necro's henchmen tackling him to the ground.&nbsp; Zauber then had to cast <strong>Leap</strong> on Gretz to save her from the Necro's treasure hunter and several bowmen.<br /><br />The Necromancer's apprentice attempted to cast a spell on Zauber.&nbsp; She miscast badly, killing herself in the process (This got lots of laughs from around the table, even the Necromancer had to chuckle at that).&nbsp; Zauber then killed one the Necro's treasure hunter with a successfully cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> (The Necromancer didn't chuckle at that).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GokKVPfV714/V-b-wufVyNI/AAAAAAAAA1A/UMkSBjsd6RgG4HXQfWk4H3SbS0XQKRGagCLcB/s1600/20160917_153414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GokKVPfV714/V-b-wufVyNI/AAAAAAAAA1A/UMkSBjsd6RgG4HXQfWk4H3SbS0XQKRGagCLcB/s320/20160917_153414.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Templar finishes off a Treasure Hunter</td></tr></tbody></table>A second Necromancer Treasure Hunter tried to intercept Zauber's Ranger as he headed towards safety with a treasure chest in his hands.&nbsp; Fortunately the Templar was able to intercede, killing the Treasure Hunter. <br /><br />It was about this time that all three warbands decided to break contact and head back to the safety, and warmth, of their lairs.<br /><br />Now for the day's tally:<br />One of the Thug's will have to be retired from service but the dawg made a full recovery.<br />The warband managed to get back with four treasures consisting of 780 gold, a Grimoire of <strong>Embed Enchantment</strong>, and a <strong>Ring of Power (1).</strong><br /><br />Rumor has it the Necro made off with three treasures and the Enchanter with two treasures.<br /><br />Not many pictures but hope you enjoyed the story.Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-40004550502687101842016-08-31T20:43:00.000-07:002016-08-31T20:43:12.642-07:00Frostgrave Campaign Day 7<br />Saturday we played the seventh game of our FG campaign.&nbsp; We had seven players show up, to include one new addition to the campaign.&nbsp; As usual, we picked two scenarios and combined them together on the table:&nbsp; Silent Tower and The Mausoleum.&nbsp; With the number of players, we also doubled the scenario guidelines, i.e. two towers, two mausoleums, double the skeletons, etc.&nbsp; You can find additional information in <a href="http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/08/frostgrave-campaign-game-7-dragon.html" target="_blank">Kodak's game report</a>.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lDFlW8HIkDQ/V8eVgjI4MaI/AAAAAAAAAzA/-gPicOJ05j4VxRAjMB70iSYhy46zKLMLACLcB/s1600/20160827_094336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lDFlW8HIkDQ/V8eVgjI4MaI/AAAAAAAAAzA/-gPicOJ05j4VxRAjMB70iSYhy46zKLMLACLcB/s320/20160827_094336.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the harbor area</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div align="left">﻿</div><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PKRazvXmZZ4/V8eWfpJo05I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/0mrve_DcEBspMcHKKcJC9WVCoJE_VN0UgCLcB/s1600/20160827_094353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PKRazvXmZZ4/V8eWfpJo05I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/0mrve_DcEBspMcHKKcJC9WVCoJE_VN0UgCLcB/s320/20160827_094353.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle part of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Prior to setting out, Knabe and Vogel successfully cast a couple of spells: <strong>Raise Zombie</strong>, <strong>Animal Companion</strong> - Leopard, <strong>Brew Potion</strong> - Teleport (Daggit the thief), <strong>Brew Potion</strong> - Invisibility (Pilum the ranger).&nbsp; The attempts to cast <strong>Reveal Secret</strong> both failed.&nbsp; Knabe took a <strong>Potion of Chameleon</strong> from the vault, just in case,&nbsp;and Vogel grabbed a <strong>Potion of Healing</strong>.&nbsp; Some magic items had been purchased and they were handed out as well:&nbsp; <strong>Boots of Speed</strong> to Faenger (Treasure Hunter) and <strong>Crossbow with +1 shoot</strong> to Fritz (Marksman).&nbsp; Things were looking good.&nbsp; The weather, while chilly, was clear of storm clouds.&nbsp; It should prove to be a great day in the ruins.<br />﻿﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE1udcP2JJE/V8eX2E36_TI/AAAAAAAAAz8/Czia3NJh0TY7-1S87iOx-LJldFSaiux9wCLcB/s1600/20160827_094400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE1udcP2JJE/V8eX2E36_TI/AAAAAAAAAz8/Czia3NJh0TY7-1S87iOx-LJldFSaiux9wCLcB/s320/20160827_094400.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe and his warband slowly moved through the outer ruins, heading towards the frozen river and boardwalk area.&nbsp; Rumors of a sunken treasure ship (Mausoleum) sounded too good to pass up - even though Knabe hates the harbor area. <br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l77bi3j0Wls/V8eXLHnfUHI/AAAAAAAAAzk/giNmS2VnK00SvtrMat6nEi6oW3mAlpN_ACLcB/s1600/20160827_100105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l77bi3j0Wls/V8eXLHnfUHI/AAAAAAAAAzk/giNmS2VnK00SvtrMat6nEi6oW3mAlpN_ACLcB/s320/20160827_100105.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Doctor's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>As the group moved into position, Knabe could tell the magical energy in the area was high.&nbsp; There were definitely several other wizards here today.&nbsp; He could also detect a negative magical void emanating from a nearby ruined tower.&nbsp; He could see Kodak's warband off in the distance; also in the harbor area.﻿﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zO39703Qc1M/V8eW77tDW_I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zD0iVbF-hlAiXW7ON5MRBJ1gZS1Ze2-qgCLcB/s1600/20160827_100055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zO39703Qc1M/V8eW77tDW_I/AAAAAAAAAzY/zD0iVbF-hlAiXW7ON5MRBJ1gZS1Ze2-qgCLcB/s320/20160827_100055.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's warband</td></tr></tbody></table>Right from the start, Knabe noted several items that looked to be treasure sticking out of the snow and ice.&nbsp; He immediately cast <strong>Telekinesis</strong> to move a treasure from the sunken Mausoleum towards his warband.&nbsp; Vogel attempted to do the same but misspoke his words and failed.&nbsp; Knabe directed the zombie&nbsp; to fetch a nearby treasure item and it lumbers away.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NCbqc8tCqAU/V8eXBCIu0dI/AAAAAAAAAzc/KKTZy9KAC7k-cB9TbQq3GUuYNEWDqVktACLcB/s1600/20160827_100050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NCbqc8tCqAU/V8eXBCIu0dI/AAAAAAAAAzc/KKTZy9KAC7k-cB9TbQq3GUuYNEWDqVktACLcB/s320/20160827_100050.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knabe set up and ready to go</td></tr></tbody></table>My menagerie (bear, snow leopard, fox aka warhound, and owl aka blood crow) was sent towards the ruined tower to cause as much trouble to the Doctor (Chronomancer) and Buck (Sigilist) as possible. (In hindsight, they would have been better used to control the treasure laying in the harbor area.&nbsp; Oh well, its easy to over analyze while sitting in the tavern with a cup of hot mead)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jvbvsH5x-RI/V8eXRx8mttI/AAAAAAAAAzo/9pHJOV_Y1ysXvV43JzEka3SMc5Drnyw8QCLcB/s1600/20160827_104317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jvbvsH5x-RI/V8eXRx8mttI/AAAAAAAAAzo/9pHJOV_Y1ysXvV43JzEka3SMc5Drnyw8QCLcB/s320/20160827_104317.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The menagerie moves towards the tower</td></tr></tbody></table><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">﻿</div>Pilum put an arrow into Kodak's mangy mutt but failed to take him down.&nbsp; No worries though, as a wandering skeleton finished him off.&nbsp; Vogel cast <strong>Fog </strong>to block Kodak's minions.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KtegddJzlcQ/V8eXn3qvyAI/AAAAAAAAAzw/RuImOHrcdj0rHH5Xru3q0CQwXLtJndEjQCLcB/s1600/20160827_104330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KtegddJzlcQ/V8eXn3qvyAI/AAAAAAAAAzw/RuImOHrcdj0rHH5Xru3q0CQwXLtJndEjQCLcB/s320/20160827_104330.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog placed to block shots from Kodak's archers</td></tr></tbody></table>Daggit (Thief) used a <strong>Potion of Teleportation</strong> to transport himself out of the harbor area to a piece of treasure on a distant hilltop.&nbsp; He was instantly set upon by several members of the Doctor's warband who had snuck up the back side of the hill.<br /><br />Seeing that Daggit had jumped into a hornet's nest, Knabe cast <strong>Leap</strong> on him to get him out of harm's way.&nbsp; But that didn't last long as Daggit was then attacked by Kodak's treasure hunter.&nbsp; Kruger (Treasure Hunter) rushes to join in the fray.&nbsp; <br /><br />﻿A medium construct creature appeared near Knabe and lumbered into contact with him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Faenger, seeing the danger to Knabe, moves to engage the beast.&nbsp; He inflicts serious wounds&nbsp;to the creature but it doesn't go down.&nbsp; Pilum&nbsp;moves in to help and&nbsp;finishes the job.&nbsp; Knabe is then free to cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> at one of Kodak's thieves but fails to cause any damage.&nbsp; Vogel then cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> and takes out Kodak's treasure hunter.&nbsp; And Fritz puts a bolt into Kodak's archer as he was picking up a treasure item but only caused a flesh wound. Before he could get off another shot, the archer rapidly moved out of sight - must be some kind of magic.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-2QtE0ZT40/V8NMVMeMD7I/AAAAAAAAJBA/7LuMI10C5JQ5FGMc81yhCciK8Evy8Y4pgCLcB/s1600/IMG_3380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-2QtE0ZT40/V8NMVMeMD7I/AAAAAAAAJBA/7LuMI10C5JQ5FGMc81yhCciK8Evy8Y4pgCLcB/s320/IMG_3380.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daggit and Kruger on the cliff (Picture by Kodak, pun intended)</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, up on the cliff,&nbsp;a knight teleports into combat and Daggit is pushed back .&nbsp; The knight takes out Kruger just before the knight is thrown through the air and into the remains of the sunken ship.&nbsp; Then, the sky darkens as a multitude of crossbow bolts fly through the air:&nbsp; the fox drops from the tower, the owl is killed, and Daggit is skewed by a couple more and crumples into the snow.&nbsp; The Doctor's name goes into the book once more.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">﻿<br />﻿<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GxfKlWBL6Q/V8eXwR0poqI/AAAAAAAAAz4/cCRWlQb1MHI_fPF_T-g6XxO5fV3rs38QQCLcB/s1600/20160827_105035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GxfKlWBL6Q/V8eXwR0poqI/AAAAAAAAAz4/cCRWlQb1MHI_fPF_T-g6XxO5fV3rs38QQCLcB/s320/20160827_105035.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fox starts to climb the tower</td></tr></tbody></table>Uhlmann (Owl Master) finally reaches a treasure chest, picks it up, and heads out of the ruins.&nbsp; Legio gets a blank look on his face momentarily but shakes it off (Kodak fails his attempt at <strong>Mind Control</strong>).&nbsp; Knabe casts <strong>Bone Dart</strong> and once again fails to cause any damage.&nbsp; Vogel copies his master.&nbsp; Meanwhile, Faenger had been slinking through the ruins and managed to get out with some treasure.<br /><br />Over at the mystical tower, Bobo (Bear) is beset on all sides by three members of the Doctor's warband.&nbsp; Even the mighty bear couldn't surivive such an onslaught and fell in the end to a knight.<br /><br />On the top floor of th tower, Fleck III (Snow Leopard) attacks Buck (Sigilist Wizard) but the wizard beats him back - even while holding a treasure item in one hand.&nbsp; Buck then turns, takes a running leap, and jumps off the top floor of the tower.&nbsp; As he clears the tower, he slowly floats to the ground and eventually runs off into the ruins (Buck had a <strong>Ring of Slow Fall</strong> that activated once he was clear of the magic nullifying effect of the tower).﻿﻿﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B2iJHW3eOLk/V8eXGxVwOqI/AAAAAAAAAzg/4D5mpNkhdk41nmSiHsbQUelOLq8yIpj7QCLcB/s1600/20160827_094430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B2iJHW3eOLk/V8eXGxVwOqI/AAAAAAAAAzg/4D5mpNkhdk41nmSiHsbQUelOLq8yIpj7QCLcB/s320/20160827_094430.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terrain eye candy</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Uhlmann suddenly turns around and starts to head the wrong way - with my treasure (Kodak's apprentice successfully cast<strong> Mind Control</strong> with a&nbsp; 19).&nbsp; Legio was lining up for a great shot on the Doctor's warband when he suddenly turned around and moved towards Uhlmann (Kodak successfully cast <strong>Mind Control</strong> with a 20 - ouch).&nbsp; Knabe quickly cast <strong>Fog</strong> to block Kodak's line of sight as does Vogel (Note to self - should have done that earlier).&nbsp; He then moved to intercept Legio.&nbsp; After a quick exchange of blows, Knabe pushes the ranger back, bloodied but still alive.&nbsp; Knabe really didn't want to kill his own man.&nbsp; Fritz however didn't feel that way about Uhlmann.&nbsp; He engages and beats him into the snow; recovering the treasure.&nbsp; A wandering skeleton attacks Knabe and is quickly dispatched.<br /><br />Off in the distance, Pilum is seen sliding backwards across the ice.&nbsp; As he told the story, Kodak's apprentice cast a spell on him just as he was lining up a shot at an archer carrying a bag of treasure.&nbsp; That archer had a charmed life; many arrows and Bone Darts flew her way without striking home.<br />Fritz, with treasure in hand, heads towards safety.&nbsp; Knabe casts <strong>Leap</strong> to help him get there faster; and keep him out of sight of Kodak and his blasted mind control spells.&nbsp; Vogel casts another <strong>Fog </strong>to cover the battered warband's withdrawal from the ruins.<br /><br />﻿The zombie gets his treasure back to the rendevous point and then crumbles to dust.&nbsp; Once again, the zombie minion brings home a chest of gold.&nbsp; this time it was 375 gold coins.<br /><br />﻿﻿﻿Uhlmann survived his beat down from Fritz, none the worse for the experience.&nbsp; Daggit and Kruger also recovered with no ill effects.&nbsp; All of the animals eventually made it back and should be fully recovered for the next adventure.﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hv24o8nCfJM/V8eVNUwby4I/AAAAAAAAAy8/homtXJ1l3u0cnVWRFeey9wLBj6AY1QROQCLcB/s1600/20160827_124020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hv24o8nCfJM/V8eVNUwby4I/AAAAAAAAAy8/homtXJ1l3u0cnVWRFeey9wLBj6AY1QROQCLcB/s320/20160827_124020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of game photo with treasure; skulls mark the group that died.&nbsp; Fortunately they all recovered.</td></tr></tbody></table>The treasure haul wasn't too bad:&nbsp; 555 gold coins, <strong>Ring of Teleportation</strong>, and a grimoire containing the spell <strong>Familiar</strong>.&nbsp; Knabe will be studying that spell straight away.&nbsp; The added health bonus will be helpful.&nbsp; Knabe may go looking for additional magic items to enhance his warband, or maybe purchase a Scroll of Dispel to counter Mind Control.&nbsp; And then there's the possibility of&nbsp;promoting Daggit from Thief to Treasure Hunter.&nbsp; Hmmmm, lots to think about before the next adventure..<br /><br />Other stats from the game for those that like to look at such a thing:<br />XP = 3 x 50 (treasure) and 11 x 10 (successfully cast spells) for a total of 260 xp<br /><br />My spell casting summary:&nbsp; 11 out of 12 spells were successfully cast.<br />Knabe 6 out of 6<br />Vogel 5 out of 6<br />﻿﻿Telekinesis&nbsp; 1 out of 2<br />Leap&nbsp; 2 out of 2<br />Fog&nbsp; 4 out of 4<br />Bone Dart&nbsp; 4 out of 4<br /><br />Another fun time was had by all.&nbsp; Already looking forward to the next game - but first I have to paint some Frost Giants.&nbsp; Well be running them next time around, so almost everyone is busy painting, or making terrain.﻿﻿﻿﻿<br />﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div>Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-40960887386703000282016-08-29T20:38:00.002-07:002016-08-29T20:41:54.876-07:00Battleground at Cold wars<br />Another post that languished in my drafts folder.....<br /><br />At Cold Wars I hosted two Battleground WWII games.&nbsp; The first was the Fight for St Manvieu.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VYTrAGysPOc/VwMixbZ4XHI/AAAAAAAAAfo/2OJhqpk5o0gfFYawTisFgOxL-FYXkRNaA/s1600/20160318_192711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VYTrAGysPOc/VwMixbZ4XHI/AAAAAAAAAfo/2OJhqpk5o0gfFYawTisFgOxL-FYXkRNaA/s320/20160318_192711.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The village of St Manvieu</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/---f7dUyvRa0/VwMixU9leGI/AAAAAAAAAfk/HMrz-ZPfHZcaMHNhzWXTpXDowFFDH_N9w/s1600/20160318_194224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/---f7dUyvRa0/VwMixU9leGI/AAAAAAAAAfk/HMrz-ZPfHZcaMHNhzWXTpXDowFFDH_N9w/s320/20160318_194224.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British attack (with my scratch built Crocodile trailer)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FMkQ4EQrHpk/VwMixMCzJ4I/AAAAAAAAAfs/WuqlRNrOgWgFVfZQESBv40fFd8UEedyMQ/s1600/20160318_194231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FMkQ4EQrHpk/VwMixMCzJ4I/AAAAAAAAAfs/WuqlRNrOgWgFVfZQESBv40fFd8UEedyMQ/s320/20160318_194231.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Churchills move forward</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73yl3gNz2Ko/VwMiyJpBMKI/AAAAAAAAAfw/aKPcLOu-sVIezsbbvwfDcbC3jqpaQkKbA/s1600/20160318_201723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73yl3gNz2Ko/VwMiyJpBMKI/AAAAAAAAAfw/aKPcLOu-sVIezsbbvwfDcbC3jqpaQkKbA/s320/20160318_201723.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Churchills</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7YpRqpJHD5s/VwMiyiR2PaI/AAAAAAAAAf0/WF6LM17-U4kgTnC8A6gEZeH0eXZwikVeA/s1600/20160318_210802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7YpRqpJHD5s/VwMiyiR2PaI/AAAAAAAAAf0/WF6LM17-U4kgTnC8A6gEZeH0eXZwikVeA/s320/20160318_210802.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more.....</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3W9WG9c32g/VwMizKhMXwI/AAAAAAAAAf8/fp3IzZbZ2FMtMGZ6rIe8WEhEXZhQMP6_g/s1600/20160318_214712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3W9WG9c32g/VwMizKhMXwI/AAAAAAAAAf8/fp3IzZbZ2FMtMGZ6rIe8WEhEXZhQMP6_g/s320/20160318_214712.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British attack the farm house complex</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozyf7BmF3-Q/VwMizhbsQ2I/AAAAAAAAAgA/DQqgqJ5U5eQONQKZpdU4RNb0ngiv0hsCw/s1600/20160318_221628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ozyf7BmF3-Q/VwMizhbsQ2I/AAAAAAAAAgA/DQqgqJ5U5eQONQKZpdU4RNb0ngiv0hsCw/s320/20160318_221628.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crocodile flamed the farm house and the infantry moved forward</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jkhDtjg-2UM/VwMiz2mBRvI/AAAAAAAAAgE/B3TndNL74SEx_c_jQn6TH4TrdGRYOfrkg/s1600/20160318_223008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jkhDtjg-2UM/VwMiz2mBRvI/AAAAAAAAAgE/B3TndNL74SEx_c_jQn6TH4TrdGRYOfrkg/s320/20160318_223008.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The attack on the British left flank</td></tr></tbody></table>The second game was titled: Bloody Maltot<br />﻿﻿﻿﻿<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIjMACkUKvw/VwMi1fX8kjI/AAAAAAAAAgU/2RjT8NMgcN4bXcFu3AzrbtQQ_OGBOYctw/s1600/20160319_192507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIjMACkUKvw/VwMi1fX8kjI/AAAAAAAAAgU/2RjT8NMgcN4bXcFu3AzrbtQQ_OGBOYctw/s320/20160319_192507.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bloody Maltot</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S0P3uE49ypI/VwMi1nvEPbI/AAAAAAAAAgY/UoN46vKCLiE8Lo963Y61JhljUGaIT9KAw/s1600/20160319_192518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S0P3uE49ypI/VwMi1nvEPbI/AAAAAAAAAgY/UoN46vKCLiE8Lo963Y61JhljUGaIT9KAw/s320/20160319_192518.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The village of Maltot, the British objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NKBm4mlC27Q/VwMi2G0RhrI/AAAAAAAAAgc/XIdmjQX1rRQQnJVYY7iBCjqJ40xuhVAnA/s1600/20160319_192524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NKBm4mlC27Q/VwMi2G0RhrI/AAAAAAAAAgc/XIdmjQX1rRQQnJVYY7iBCjqJ40xuhVAnA/s320/20160319_192524.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9Ynrs_52ag/VwMi2ZBx5HI/AAAAAAAAAgg/1tqVBiN1mDIKlSbxXxhSPcEDxjMpcp7Iw/s1600/20160319_192607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9Ynrs_52ag/VwMi2ZBx5HI/AAAAAAAAAgg/1tqVBiN1mDIKlSbxXxhSPcEDxjMpcp7Iw/s320/20160319_192607.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British view of their objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnlwc5SxFdc/VwMi2xqzUpI/AAAAAAAAAgk/24507T-BZkY-46DhEGoNn7m_z2yh3MfUA/s1600/20160319_192619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnlwc5SxFdc/VwMi2xqzUpI/AAAAAAAAAgk/24507T-BZkY-46DhEGoNn7m_z2yh3MfUA/s320/20160319_192619.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another British view of their objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ADD94Wzxs-k/VwMi3Vt-PoI/AAAAAAAAAgo/NOKiG-OY8XgD5uskKoTelfmtuaeHhWxEw/s1600/20160319_194423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ADD94Wzxs-k/VwMi3Vt-PoI/AAAAAAAAAgo/NOKiG-OY8XgD5uskKoTelfmtuaeHhWxEw/s320/20160319_194423.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British attack commences</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W-_vuAeSjLk/VwMi34n200I/AAAAAAAAAgs/SjqTf9pTzYMWMyTgsQSIZb9k8Nl0Uz-4A/s1600/20160319_202712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W-_vuAeSjLk/VwMi34n200I/AAAAAAAAAgs/SjqTf9pTzYMWMyTgsQSIZb9k8Nl0Uz-4A/s320/20160319_202712.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supported by some unusually accurate artillery smoke</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQgvD6-ucCs/VwMi4GoYPeI/AAAAAAAAAgw/_ylj404iERIn6ei24pyWDgfdG8Ul_sYCw/s1600/20160319_205605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQgvD6-ucCs/VwMi4GoYPeI/AAAAAAAAAgw/_ylj404iERIn6ei24pyWDgfdG8Ul_sYCw/s320/20160319_205605.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British roll over the German outpost</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't get any other pictures as I was too busy performing game master duties.&nbsp; Both games went well and were great fun.﻿</div>Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-59190666677707575682016-08-29T20:28:00.000-07:002016-08-29T20:28:00.623-07:00NashCon 2016<br />Finally got around to posting my pictures from NashCon 2016.&nbsp; This was in my drafts folder and forgotten about - till now.....<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWL8wFjeZ-g/V8T2EHQxKdI/AAAAAAAAAvA/KCm8ophjPXIE59a8rZCMRmKWDBpojfHHgCLcB/s1600/20160527_113317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWL8wFjeZ-g/V8T2EHQxKdI/AAAAAAAAAvA/KCm8ophjPXIE59a8rZCMRmKWDBpojfHHgCLcB/s320/20160527_113317.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Battleground WWII Pacific Island Game</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvyVTU9Zhh4/V8T2DFUxXxI/AAAAAAAAAu8/V_aynuNNhF4sztAn7qRPYg1fwdWK-3m0wCLcB/s1600/20160527_105726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvyVTU9Zhh4/V8T2DFUxXxI/AAAAAAAAAu8/V_aynuNNhF4sztAn7qRPYg1fwdWK-3m0wCLcB/s320/20160527_105726.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the initial set-up</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exKoeMFcU_g/V8T2DNKsDMI/AAAAAAAAAu0/oEOx_kKaNLgqZUreZv76e61wqw9kT162wCLcB/s1600/20160527_105747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exKoeMFcU_g/V8T2DNKsDMI/AAAAAAAAAu0/oEOx_kKaNLgqZUreZv76e61wqw9kT162wCLcB/s320/20160527_105747.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pt0cyyvL6OI/V8T2DCvLHUI/AAAAAAAAAu4/SHCPtYaEA-U0HvBqS4OFvESB382jMAc8QCLcB/s1600/20160527_105811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pt0cyyvL6OI/V8T2DCvLHUI/AAAAAAAAAu4/SHCPtYaEA-U0HvBqS4OFvESB382jMAc8QCLcB/s320/20160527_105811.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up view</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oDS6bjswOgw/V8T2EveR0WI/AAAAAAAAAvE/w4dSVq8HbY0hDpOAjAbPl2yko6eMhBUIgCLcB/s1600/20160527_113327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oDS6bjswOgw/V8T2EveR0WI/AAAAAAAAAvE/w4dSVq8HbY0hDpOAjAbPl2yko6eMhBUIgCLcB/s320/20160527_113327.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An another view....</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ysNf5MPCgI4/V8T2Fl1pYLI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/qSFd1P65YIUFAxQh3QJwJdrUvwFZQVqrgCLcB/s1600/20160527_113420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ysNf5MPCgI4/V8T2Fl1pYLI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/qSFd1P65YIUFAxQh3QJwJdrUvwFZQVqrgCLcB/s320/20160527_113420.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bunker's eye view....</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foKBtwtTagM/V8T2IZP6lHI/AAAAAAAAAvk/BZsDuAaSI1055oRGWtPF7D3yH3HE3ZpxwCLcB/s1600/20160527_113919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foKBtwtTagM/V8T2IZP6lHI/AAAAAAAAAvk/BZsDuAaSI1055oRGWtPF7D3yH3HE3ZpxwCLcB/s320/20160527_113919.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marines approach the village</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AdnUd6Qa_jI/V8T2JyVMtxI/AAAAAAAAAvw/XQFwf0ECdM4TLPLzIX1o-xJ9AY4A9vlXACLcB/s1600/20160527_153504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AdnUd6Qa_jI/V8T2JyVMtxI/AAAAAAAAAvw/XQFwf0ECdM4TLPLzIX1o-xJ9AY4A9vlXACLcB/s320/20160527_153504.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marine deployment</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tgjdhRXvKI/V8T2KblfRGI/AAAAAAAAAv0/bGT8VYO3B-E6Bqvu0GvPzRSD6jGlnPMYACLcB/s1600/20160527_155351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tgjdhRXvKI/V8T2KblfRGI/AAAAAAAAAv0/bGT8VYO3B-E6Bqvu0GvPzRSD6jGlnPMYACLcB/s320/20160527_155351.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marines taking fire from the Japanese</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Swd4tuh7Lw/V8T2LNTSjVI/AAAAAAAAAv4/aI63C2e983gkYEs9Qh8BxzOE0pjHj89zgCLcB/s1600/20160527_160252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Swd4tuh7Lw/V8T2LNTSjVI/AAAAAAAAAv4/aI63C2e983gkYEs9Qh8BxzOE0pjHj89zgCLcB/s320/20160527_160252.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marines assault a Japanese position</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xcUhPaTJz1k/V8T2Mq5cNjI/AAAAAAAAAwI/yBuX6GhCRsEs1C4t5rJIQQS9AdPDNonOACLcB/s1600/20160527_163014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xcUhPaTJz1k/V8T2Mq5cNjI/AAAAAAAAAwI/yBuX6GhCRsEs1C4t5rJIQQS9AdPDNonOACLcB/s320/20160527_163014.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine assault the bunker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WMJpPJw3y6U/V8T2PgyCQ-I/AAAAAAAAAyk/dhDiCcFpCw4SJ6BAs19zjPYFng5wMXAsQCEw/s1600/20160527_171227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WMJpPJw3y6U/V8T2PgyCQ-I/AAAAAAAAAyk/dhDiCcFpCw4SJ6BAs19zjPYFng5wMXAsQCEw/s320/20160527_171227.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Game Master and half the players</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoXnpANeuoA/V8T2OP7qZoI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/ihdnN1H4FZUnyxhf8XpIdienyCOIEOMlACLcB/s1600/20160527_171103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoXnpANeuoA/V8T2OP7qZoI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/ihdnN1H4FZUnyxhf8XpIdienyCOIEOMlACLcB/s320/20160527_171103.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great looking Naval game</td></tr></tbody></table><br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4s3_vzEMRKI/V8T2OOorEwI/AAAAAAAAAwU/K6QoP9zEhqAKHHqCChaKUeMNqrzX9YkmQCLcB/s1600/20160527_171108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4s3_vzEMRKI/V8T2OOorEwI/AAAAAAAAAwU/K6QoP9zEhqAKHHqCChaKUeMNqrzX9YkmQCLcB/s320/20160527_171108.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the Naval game</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ynUSVaKASIY/V8T2OkGzX5I/AAAAAAAAAwc/607H5NjuBEsHsdCaOwLqLB5kVKOx5FYGwCLcB/s1600/20160527_171154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ynUSVaKASIY/V8T2OkGzX5I/AAAAAAAAAwc/607H5NjuBEsHsdCaOwLqLB5kVKOx5FYGwCLcB/s320/20160527_171154.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An one more view....</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sas0SIHdYLk/V8T2TbCTt3I/AAAAAAAAAxE/qNZEHrMd-SY-a70lAnEUxNI8yEKmOlFEACLcB/s1600/20160527_210820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sas0SIHdYLk/V8T2TbCTt3I/AAAAAAAAAxE/qNZEHrMd-SY-a70lAnEUxNI8yEKmOlFEACLcB/s320/20160527_210820.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My troops in Doc Dave's WWI Trench Game</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nNwoZBQ1j1k/V8T2TvOfK4I/AAAAAAAAAxI/tpVIENhpHxAib3QEwf_lf99OOBKDl_kvgCLcB/s1600/20160527_212243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nNwoZBQ1j1k/V8T2TvOfK4I/AAAAAAAAAxI/tpVIENhpHxAib3QEwf_lf99OOBKDl_kvgCLcB/s320/20160527_212243.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doc Dave explaining the rules</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fHeSo-rH5II/V8T2UlqYQJI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/wTsiFq9NKCo-Lp8ya8NXqexwqI1uEcgvgCLcB/s1600/20160527_223819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fHeSo-rH5II/V8T2UlqYQJI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/wTsiFq9NKCo-Lp8ya8NXqexwqI1uEcgvgCLcB/s320/20160527_223819.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnage in front of the trench</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXnIv2iR9h0/V8T2UjBaU4I/AAAAAAAAAxU/26rpbrQy1pI9IqkZ-bRYNmKYVYM5DsqbgCLcB/s1600/20160527_223902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXnIv2iR9h0/V8T2UjBaU4I/AAAAAAAAAxU/26rpbrQy1pI9IqkZ-bRYNmKYVYM5DsqbgCLcB/s320/20160527_223902.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combat Patrol game being played on same table, same scenario</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NBCAZLvxBOA/V8T2VYA0TzI/AAAAAAAAAxY/ajLhxsswOVgUWR61LObLvS13ZBdo6nNsQCLcB/s1600/20160527_223912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NBCAZLvxBOA/V8T2VYA0TzI/AAAAAAAAAxY/ajLhxsswOVgUWR61LObLvS13ZBdo6nNsQCLcB/s320/20160527_223912.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the Combat Patrol game</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C92lifkJKqE/V8T2X9W4wOI/AAAAAAAAAxw/PuiS8mBQI3AxBPzkdSTZhvKZEEtEsWT1ACLcB/s1600/20160528_100724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C92lifkJKqE/V8T2X9W4wOI/AAAAAAAAAxw/PuiS8mBQI3AxBPzkdSTZhvKZEEtEsWT1ACLcB/s320/20160528_100724.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 15mm Battleground game set in Normandy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9mJsUkAZtkc/V8T2Xo5qnzI/AAAAAAAAAxs/ASPtqOdPTzYpePNV5tSypbUB47r8oWEDQCLcB/s1600/20160528_111223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9mJsUkAZtkc/V8T2Xo5qnzI/AAAAAAAAAxs/ASPtqOdPTzYpePNV5tSypbUB47r8oWEDQCLcB/s320/20160528_111223.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great looking terrain</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vza5E8u75d0/V8T2ZIVj8mI/AAAAAAAAAx4/zlOmpMgv5csdkHK1BR5KoeYPcWjVd1--wCLcB/s1600/20160528_142138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vza5E8u75d0/V8T2ZIVj8mI/AAAAAAAAAx4/zlOmpMgv5csdkHK1BR5KoeYPcWjVd1--wCLcB/s320/20160528_142138.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the Kings of War tournament area</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDSTIQhDn6U/V8T2ZbaKs_I/AAAAAAAAAx8/YA_0zaKhoHEyAYNUjsSl3wtKDGocMTbhACLcB/s1600/20160528_142143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDSTIQhDn6U/V8T2ZbaKs_I/AAAAAAAAAx8/YA_0zaKhoHEyAYNUjsSl3wtKDGocMTbhACLcB/s320/20160528_142143.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another &nbsp;view of the Kings of War tournament area</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVs-nnQjRyk/V8T2aYCJ5bI/AAAAAAAAAyI/2KpTPG_64DYLXcSSrX9jxVa3lfX16cjbACLcB/s1600/20160528_142730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVs-nnQjRyk/V8T2aYCJ5bI/AAAAAAAAAyI/2KpTPG_64DYLXcSSrX9jxVa3lfX16cjbACLcB/s320/20160528_142730.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the War Machine tournament area</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbBx1rbdw08/V8T2aokMo4I/AAAAAAAAAyM/HlmkxOpShl0JM7JtGNqgfP7vdwO6IKRYwCLcB/s1600/20160528_142756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbBx1rbdw08/V8T2aokMo4I/AAAAAAAAAyM/HlmkxOpShl0JM7JtGNqgfP7vdwO6IKRYwCLcB/s320/20160528_142756.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the 40K tournament area</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L9eX8GlBjYM/V8T2bjkKBZI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/qnVMkEAwFNEG1bfXo4RHZNkW9EDI-8YRQCLcB/s1600/20160528_215900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L9eX8GlBjYM/V8T2bjkKBZI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/qnVMkEAwFNEG1bfXo4RHZNkW9EDI-8YRQCLcB/s320/20160528_215900.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 20mm Battleground Game set in Russia</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Onx6O7rI-o4/V8T2b863UKI/AAAAAAAAAyc/H9_Ax7CMAlgn7gEjC8ZefiW3cFZVJZr3ACLcB/s1600/20160528_215911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Onx6O7rI-o4/V8T2b863UKI/AAAAAAAAAyc/H9_Ax7CMAlgn7gEjC8ZefiW3cFZVJZr3ACLcB/s320/20160528_215911.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German armor masses for the attack</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s-IyNh7FNrU/V8T2cF4lnFI/AAAAAAAAAyU/w2NcoL0Edfoa-e0tCCmfxhquFtcKoACkwCLcB/s1600/20160528_215919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s-IyNh7FNrU/V8T2cF4lnFI/AAAAAAAAAyU/w2NcoL0Edfoa-e0tCCmfxhquFtcKoACkwCLcB/s320/20160528_215919.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An aerial recon photo.....</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o1ste_3ytTc/V8T2cvOuXeI/AAAAAAAAAyY/0Dtif1L5JLMfehhLlATKezOCSVcBKuCrQCLcB/s1600/20160529_004144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o1ste_3ytTc/V8T2cvOuXeI/AAAAAAAAAyY/0Dtif1L5JLMfehhLlATKezOCSVcBKuCrQCLcB/s320/20160529_004144.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fighting gets intense....</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;&nbsp;NashCon is a great convention.&nbsp; This was my third trip from Maryland - and all three trips have been great.&nbsp; The few photos I've posted here doesn't do the convention justice.&nbsp; A lot of great looking games were hosted through the three day event.<br /><br /><span id="goog_1460281991"></span><span id="goog_1460281992"></span><br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141338105581477294.post-38171500826114469822016-07-28T22:20:00.000-07:002016-07-28T22:20:23.468-07:00Frostgrave Campaign 6<br />Ah, Frostgrave campaign day has finally arrived.&nbsp; Six of our group was able to attend&nbsp; plus one new member.&nbsp; So seven intrepid adventurers would be setting forth into the frozen town in search of fame and fortune.&nbsp; We would be playing the Genie scenario (with the potential for three Genies) plus adding in a homebrew scenario involving random hot spring geyser eruptions.&nbsp; As a level balancing thing, the higher your level, the more likely you could trigger a geyser and suffer a +5 scalding water attack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrkfeazXqBE/V5rfVXq8iiI/AAAAAAAAAtc/s_aPYF95M4cTRBATXi4t19VFu2pC4bdTwCEw/s1600/20160724_090828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrkfeazXqBE/V5rfVXq8iiI/AAAAAAAAAtc/s_aPYF95M4cTRBATXi4t19VFu2pC4bdTwCEw/s320/20160724_090828.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My warband will enter at the bottom left</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SSKFRxFm2M/V5rfVfbOnVI/AAAAAAAAAtg/uVZljxqaj4UnLsRPzpLVubKlr5m3E4z6gCEw/s1600/20160724_090839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SSKFRxFm2M/V5rfVfbOnVI/AAAAAAAAAtg/uVZljxqaj4UnLsRPzpLVubKlr5m3E4z6gCEw/s320/20160724_090839.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the table center</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yyrPlAXgUo/V5rfVd8PfRI/AAAAAAAAAtk/jcm8iq14V8ctDmm1j2EG6nKlRYOz5dgJwCEw/s1600/20160724_090907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yyrPlAXgUo/V5rfVd8PfRI/AAAAAAAAAtk/jcm8iq14V8ctDmm1j2EG6nKlRYOz5dgJwCEw/s320/20160724_090907.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the far end of the table</td></tr></tbody></table>Knabe's Story<br /><br />As I surveyed the ruins, I could feel my ole bones longing for the warmth of the fireplace and the taste of heated honey mead.&nbsp; But today, the surrounding area seemed to be charged with energy.&nbsp; I hoped it would be a successful foray into the ancient city.<br /><br />I had paid good gold for rumors of magic lamps once existing in this part of the city.&nbsp; The rumors mentioned some unknown threat as well.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ybLQ--J5irk/V5rfWLV9-8I/AAAAAAAAAto/XY4gO9v-Jh4KD3Lx6fLQcZ_8EQx-TfMtACEw/s1600/20160724_093234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ybLQ--J5irk/V5rfWLV9-8I/AAAAAAAAAto/XY4gO9v-Jh4KD3Lx6fLQcZ_8EQx-TfMtACEw/s320/20160724_093234.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My warband ready to enter the ruins</td></tr></tbody></table>I managed to summon up an undead creature.&nbsp; My young apprentice failed to summon a snow leopard companion for this trip, so our band would be one short today.&nbsp; Luckily, we had both been successful with brewing some potions; invisibility and teleportation which I handed out to Fritz and Faenger.&nbsp; I took an elixir of chameleon from the vault and gave a potion of healing to Vogel - just in case.&nbsp; I attempted a new magic spell to locate nearby treasure items but both myself and Vogel completely failed in our attempts.&nbsp; More training in this area is definitely a must.<br /><br />As I entered the ruins, I detected my old adversary Lingzhu moving off to my left.&nbsp; I also noticed his crossbowmen moving to good firing positions - in my direction.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pxKReDzZJk/V5rfWZaphlI/AAAAAAAAAuk/YdBR_tl_5U8Lbs8tYO7Az1HfBdHLwaTNgCEw/s1600/20160724_093241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pxKReDzZJk/V5rfWZaphlI/AAAAAAAAAuk/YdBR_tl_5U8Lbs8tYO7Az1HfBdHLwaTNgCEw/s320/20160724_093241.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lingzhu to my left</td></tr></tbody></table>I also notice Kodak's crew moving around to my front.&nbsp; Another worthy opponent.&nbsp; This should prove to be an interesting day as we all jockeyed for an advantage.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5B2GhbqAVQ/V5rfWedLEYI/AAAAAAAAAuk/nDpB6kpTabQnJNh3w4Fmvkv6XalbJLzmACEw/s1600/20160724_093249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5B2GhbqAVQ/V5rfWedLEYI/AAAAAAAAAuk/nDpB6kpTabQnJNh3w4Fmvkv6XalbJLzmACEw/s320/20160724_093249.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's warband to my front</td></tr></tbody></table>I decided to make thing interesting right from the start.&nbsp; I cast <strong>Leap </strong>on Uhlmann (Owl Master) and propelled him to the top of a nearby tower to check it for loot.&nbsp; His owl followed him up there as well.&nbsp; Vogel successfully cast <strong>Fog</strong> to protect our movement to the front.<br /><br />I directed my undead creature to head towards some loot and return it to base - I then left him on his own as other things occupied my time.&nbsp; I found the way to my left completely covered by crossbowmen and marksmen from both the previous detected warbands.&nbsp; This was quickly proved the hard way when Donan (treasure hunter) leaned out for a peek and was shot dead right through the eye for his troubles by Kodak's crossbowman.&nbsp; That new hire didn't last long.<br /><br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rctxrJtnvxY/V5rfZPT_HKI/AAAAAAAAAuk/yugkYg5TYXs52uRIM0489d0TTF3QvaoCgCEw/s1600/20160724_100705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rctxrJtnvxY/V5rfZPT_HKI/AAAAAAAAAuk/yugkYg5TYXs52uRIM0489d0TTF3QvaoCgCEw/s320/20160724_100705.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly moving forward</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;I drank my&nbsp;<strong>Elixir of the Chameleon</strong> and stepped out in the open.&nbsp; I could hear cries of frustration ring out as the shooters knew I was there but couldn't draw a bead on me to shoot.&nbsp; I like this potion!<br />Kodak's apprentice leans around the fog and tries to cast a spell on Vogel.&nbsp; He responds with a <strong>Bone Dart</strong> but the dart harmless ricochets away.&nbsp; My fox darts left, then right, then starts nipping at Kodak's apprentice's shins.&nbsp; That'll prevent her from casting spells for a while.&nbsp; Uhlmann sends his owl over to an adjacent tower where he discovers Kodak himself searching for some loot.&nbsp; I would have thought rooting for treasure was something the hired hands did but there's no discerning some people's tastes.&nbsp; At least the owl will keep him busy for a while.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1xD_xGZlhnM/V5rfZFfxZ-I/AAAAAAAAAuk/meDzKMK6jtMUToK0aHHkov5ig78iTNMhwCEw/s1600/20160724_102739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1xD_xGZlhnM/V5rfZFfxZ-I/AAAAAAAAAuk/meDzKMK6jtMUToK0aHHkov5ig78iTNMhwCEw/s320/20160724_102739.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's man looking in the geyser crater</td></tr></tbody></table>One of Kodak's men darts out of the fog wall and roots around in the bottom of a small crater.&nbsp; Suddenly in a puff of smoke, a Genie appears, attacks, and easily takes down Kodak's man.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-865CoeQGJvA/V5rfZhXAgEI/AAAAAAAAAuk/AgDaY2PKgqMpu6cIKaWFzqC894F0JgPagCEw/s1600/20160724_104036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-865CoeQGJvA/V5rfZhXAgEI/AAAAAAAAAuk/AgDaY2PKgqMpu6cIKaWFzqC894F0JgPagCEw/s320/20160724_104036.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A genie appears</td></tr></tbody></table>I looked around for Fritz to direct him to engage the Genie but he had disappeared. (For some reason, he drank a <strong>Potion of Invisibility</strong> and was running through the kill zone towards a distance piece of treasure - I 'm still not sure why I did that)&nbsp; A geyser erupted with boiling water and I heard a slight yell; that must have been Fritz.&nbsp; A short time later, Faenger drinks a <strong>Potion of Teleportation</strong> potion and appears way on the other side of the town (Back at the tavern he says he thought saw a treasure item - it turned out to be a rock).<br /><br />I saw a member of Lingzhu's warband out in the open so I threw a <strong>Bone Dart</strong> his way, causing minor injuries.&nbsp; Vogel realized he did not have any spells that could hurt the Genie.&nbsp; So he cast <strong>Push</strong> on him and successfully flung him through the fog a good distance (14 inches).<br /><br />I attempt to cast another <strong>Bone Dart</strong> at Lingzhu's thug but fail.&nbsp; Vogel has the same luck as he fails to Push Kodak's annoying archer off a nearby ledge.&nbsp; Then things turned in my favor.&nbsp; Bobo (bear) burst through the fog and knocked Kodak's apprentice out of the fight with one swipe of his mighty paws.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nq9L5SpTVBY/V5rfZ1NvplI/AAAAAAAAAuk/R3KV2Ynsy10zeisjOm4aLRaXQ1ZL2Br2gCEw/s1600/20160724_112010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nq9L5SpTVBY/V5rfZ1NvplI/AAAAAAAAAuk/R3KV2Ynsy10zeisjOm4aLRaXQ1ZL2Br2gCEw/s320/20160724_112010.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kodak's apprentice takes a nap</td></tr></tbody></table>The fox had done well keeping the apprentice engaged.&nbsp; Vogel spots a snow gorilla in the mist and directs the fox to keep it busy.&nbsp; Vogel had noticed the gorilla heading towards our undead treasure hauler.&nbsp; So the fox engaged and managed to force the gorilla back while the zombie makes good his escape with a large chest.<br />﻿<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lztaoR6BAOs/V5rfZxOh7_I/AAAAAAAAAuk/wohCVjZGoSkHhCweqiBE2cd34Z1zN5tvgCEw/s1600/20160724_114708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lztaoR6BAOs/V5rfZxOh7_I/AAAAAAAAAuk/wohCVjZGoSkHhCweqiBE2cd34Z1zN5tvgCEw/s320/20160724_114708.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little fox wins his fight with the snow gorilla and steps back</td></tr></tbody></table>I once again fail to cast <strong>Bone Dart</strong> at one of Lingzhu's minions.&nbsp; Vogel successfully hit the same guy by does minor damage.&nbsp; My new thief takes a crossbow bolt to the chest and drops like a rock.&nbsp; Kruger manages to take down Kodak's archer.&nbsp; And the brave fox tries to rejoin the group only to get boiled by a spout of boiling water.<br /><br />Then the fateful moment arrives - not for me and my warband.&nbsp; I spy Lingzhu attempting to leave the ruins.&nbsp; With extreme focus from my <strong>Gloves of Casting</strong>, I manage to cast <strong>Bone D</strong>art at him.&nbsp; The successful spell hits him hard and he drops to the snow covered ground.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I later heard that he succumbed to his wounds as did his apprentice.&nbsp; A worthy adversary has passed away.<br /><br />With that last act, my warband and I headed back to the warmth and comfort of our tavern base.&nbsp; My two new hires lay crumpled in the snow, both victims of crossbow bolts.&nbsp; I need to remember to cast more fog to cover our movements.&nbsp; Kruger scooped up the fox as Vogel rooted around in the steam pit.&nbsp; The boy found the Genie's lamp; I'm sure that will sell for a good amount of coinage.<br /><br />My summoned undead minion lumbered into base dragging a large box that turned out to be filled with 425 gold coins.&nbsp; This marks the third time that one of these creatures has made it back some kind of loot.&nbsp; They may be hideous to look at, and smell worst then a full night soil pot, but they do mindlessly obey orders.<br /><br />The rest of the treasure items include: three scrolls (Leap, Fools Gold, Reveal Death); two potions (Elixir of Chameleon, Fairy Dust); 505 gold coins; and the Genie lamp worth 300 gold coins.&nbsp; Not bad for a days work, even with the two lost warband members.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-70CTKpIPIdU/V5rfAA2HJGI/AAAAAAAAAtY/tbPG7x0xe7wld8UQx3y5qiWukky25jtJQCLcB/s1600/20160724_122530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-70CTKpIPIdU/V5rfAA2HJGI/AAAAAAAAAtY/tbPG7x0xe7wld8UQx3y5qiWukky25jtJQCLcB/s320/20160724_122530.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of game group photo</td></tr></tbody></table>With my new found wealth, I may have to browse through the market place and see what goodies may be on sale.&nbsp; Maybe some new robes or a couple pieces of jewelry or a grimoire or a......decisions, decisions.....&nbsp; Of course, I also have two vacancies to fill as well.<br /><br />Till next time......<br /><br />Don Hoggehttps://plus.google.com/103646125108005772622noreply@blogger.com0